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Study on the Skewness of Single Jersey Circular Knit Fabrics. I. Effects of Twist Multiplier and Twist Direction of Knitting Yarn

대환기로 편성한 싱글 져지 대환편성물의 사행도에 관한 연구. I. 연계수와 꼬임방향을 중심으로

  • Park, Chan Ho (Department of Organic Materials and Fiber Engineering, Soongsil University) ;
  • Shim, Hyunjoo (Department of Organic Materials and Fiber Engineering, Soongsil University) ;
  • Kim, Jooyong (Department of Organic Materials and Fiber Engineering, Soongsil University)
  • 박찬호 (숭실대학교 유기신소재.파이버공학과) ;
  • 심현주 (숭실대학교 유기신소재.파이버공학과) ;
  • 김주용 (숭실대학교 유기신소재.파이버공학과)
  • Received : 2015.06.29
  • Accepted : 2015.08.06
  • Published : 2015.08.31
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Abstract

Circular knitting machines are most commonly used to manufacture single jersey fabrics because of their high productivity and low costs. However, the knitted fabric exhibits skewness due to factors such as the large number of feeders, properties of twisted spun yarn, and cylinder rotating speed. The course skewness, which is especially prominent in the wale direction of plain stitch, causes fabric distortion and as a result, the distorted fabrics are unacceptable in appearance and for sewing purposes. In this work, the reasons for the skewness and their effects on the knitted fabric have been experimentally studied. The results show that course skewness is prominent and primarily caused by yarn twist. The effect of the twist direction of the knitting yarns was also studied. It was shown that the Z-twist yarns incline perpendicular to the horizontal direction of the fabric while the S-twist yarns incline in the opposite direction. This could reduce the course skewness as the feeder skewness is counterbalanced.

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