TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose– The purpose of this research is to study the effect of softener treatment on plain jersey fabrics with properties made of cotton and spandex yarn.Design/methodology/approach– Samples with 100 percent cotton yarns, spandex yarns in alternating courses (half plating) and spandex yarns in every courses (full plating) were produced on a circular knitting machine where the two latter cases were produced at five different levels of spandex extension. After the dyeing process, fabrics were treated with fabric softener using two softener types (cationic and silicon) and all type two concentrations (3 percent, 6 percent) to evaluate the most appropriate softener type and concentration on fabric friction force, sewing needle penetration force and weight loss percent under different levels of spandex extension.Findings– Results showed that silicon softener treatment results in high decreases in fabric sewing needle penetrating force, friction force and while treatment with cationic softener results in high decreases in weight loss percent for 100 percent cotton, half and full plating fabrics.Originality/value– There is a growing need to study the effect of softeners when spandex yarns are used in the production of knitted fabric which results in high increase of stitch density. This research compares the effects of two different softener types at different concentrations on the properties of both plain jersey fabric produced from 100 percent cotton yarns and from cotton/spandex yarns with different stitch density.
VL  - 24
IS  - 4
SN  - 0955-6222
DO  - 10.1108/09556221211232847
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/09556221211232847
AU  - Sadek Roqaya
PY  - 2012
Y1  - 2012/01/01
TI  - Effect of fabric softener on properties of a single jersey knitted fabric made of cotton and spandex yarn
T2  - International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 251
EP  - 272
Y2  - 2024/04/24
ER  -