Physical properties of single jersey derivative knitted cotton fabric with tuck and miss stitches

Abstract

The effect of different stitch combinations, namely, knit, tuck and miss stitches, on some of the physical properties of single jersey derivative fabrics have been studied. Fabrics which are in common commercial use in the textile industry were selected, and they are used as clothing fabrics. Knitted fabrics from 100% cotton yarn of 19.67 Tex on circular knitting machines were used in the study. The effect of knit structure on areal density, fabric thickness, air permeability, drape ability, stretch and recovery, shrinkage, and low-stress mechanical properties are investigated, and it was found that these properties are significantly affected by loop shape or knit structure, even though other knitting parameters remained the same. It was also found that the presence of tuck and float stitches for a given structure have a significant effect on fabric drape ability, width-wise extensibility, length-wise shrinkage, thickness, areal density and low-stress mechanical properties.

Development and mechanical properties of three-dimensional flat-knitted fabrics with reinforcement yarns

“…Like the bending length, drapability is also used to describe the drape state of the fabric under its own mass. 29 The drape coefficient represents the percentage of the ratio of the projected area of the sagging part of the sample to the original area. The smaller the value, the better the drape, and the better the fabric flexibility.…”

Effect of Tuck Loops on Fabric Properties of Cardigan Derivative Structures

“…Physical properties of a knitted fabric mostly depend on loop structure, stitch density, types of yarn (ring, rotor, compact, etc. ), type of fiber material, the composition of yarn, twist level, and so on [8]. Hence, in order to focus on the effect of the tuck loop in various knit structures, the same yarn was used for knitting all fabric samples.…”

“…Assefa and Govindan (2020) investigated the physical properties of single jersey derivative cotton fabrics with tuck and miss stitches. Air permeability, drapeability, shrinkage, stretch and recovery, and low-stress mechanical properties of the specimens were measured [8]. Asif et al (2015) researched the effect of knit structure (single jersey, single lacoste and double lacoste) on several fabric properties such as dimensional stability, spirality, resistance to pilling, color fastness to washing, color fastness to light and color fastness to rubbing [9].…”

Evaluating width-wise contraction of different cotton single knit structures due to the positioning of tuck and miss loops at different locations in the structural repeats

“…Again, different stitches like tuck and miss affect the geometrical properties of a knit structure. 18 Research works are also available on the effect of tuck stitch on fabric properties [19][20][21] as well as the influence of stitch location on such properties. 22 However evaluating such stitches with fabric dimension during fabric relaxation still holds a good scope for investigation.…”