Optimization of the Cotton/Lycra Plain Knitted Fabric Parameters

Abstract

Abstract The investigation objective was to reduce the area density of a cotton/Lycra plain knitted fabric according to the product specification. The knitting and after-treatment process parameters were optimized. Simultaneously, knitted fabric parameters were monitored and knitted fabric performance properties like shrinking and laundering and elastic properties: breaking extension, maximum extension at cyclic loading upto defined load/ extension and residual extension were assessed.