Abstract
Ramie(Mosi) yarn was manufactured by wet spun processing method. The yarn was consisted of fiber length $80{\sim}90mm$ and fiber diameter $15{\sim}30{\mu}m$. The ramie yarn manufactured by wet spun processing was superior in appearance and polish. The ramie yarn manufactured by wet spun processing was investigated on the mechanical characteristics, drying abilities and dyeing properties. The fineness of ramie yarn was varied with $40{\sim}90lea$. From the results of mechanical properties, ramie yarns revealed suitable tenacity and evenness for knit and woven fabric manufacturing. However, most of the ramie yarn except 80 lea yam led to an increase of evenness due to the increase of draft and nep creations in the wet spinning process. The ramie was far superior in drying ability than cotton at the same drying time. The exhaustion rate of the reactive dyeing on the ramie yam was decreased than cotton yarn with increasing the dyeing time. The dye exhaustion of the reactive Red 195 on the ramie yarn was increased with increasing dye-bath concentration.
