Seeking alternative textile resources from the perspective of recycled blankets

Abstract

Blankets, one of the most important textile products, constitute a traditional product group with a wide range of uses. Blankets which are produced from different types of fibres and yarns, with different patterns and constructions are preferred by the customers for many purposes such as warmth and protection and it is possible to manufacture different types of blankets like in various sizes. The rapid increase in consumer demands in recent years has led manufacturers to look for new sustainable resources in addition to natural resources. For this reason, in the last few decades academic interest focused on sustainability studies like manufacturing recycled textile materials and determination of their properties. Nowadays, pre-consumer and post-consumer recycled fibres and yarns are utilized up to a certain degree in many product 19