Journal of Textile Science & Engineering

Sachiko Sukigara

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• Research Article
  Mechanical and Surface Properties of Thai Cotton Hand-woven Fabric Made from Hand-spun and Machine-spun Yarns
  Author(s): Phoophat P and Sachiko SukigaraPhoophat P and Sachiko Sukigara
  
  In some areas in Thailand, women weave fabrics from hand-spun cotton as a cottage industry. Cotton hand-spun yarn has an uneven thickness and low twist that can give a unique appearance to the fabric and is not considered a defect. In this study, we measured the characteristic mechanical and surface properties of 16 Thai fabric samples, and divided them into six groups. The effect of using hand-spun yarn as the weft of a fabric was considered. The Kawabata evaluation system was used to compare the characteristic values with reference values to inform the future direction of hand-spun woven textiles in Thailand. The results show the differences between the characteristic values of warp and weft direction are important for tensile and bending properties and for surface roughness. Using handspun yarn in the weft direction of the woven fabric affected the surf.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2165-8064.1000263

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