Abstract
Cashmere has traditionally been processed on the woollen system mainly, although a small percentage of cashmere is also processed on the worsted and semi-worsted systems. Spinning cashmere on a rotor spinning, which has not been reported before, is examined in this study. The opening unit on an OE rotor spinner has been used to open a cashmere top. A range of opening roller speeds has been used to evaluate the effects of level of opening, which is expressed in the number of points-per-fibre (ppf), on the variations in moisture regain and tenacity of the opened cashmere fibres. In addition, the percentage of fibre breakage at different levels of fibre opening has been examined. Cashmere yarns have also been spun using this rotor spinner. Properties of these rotor spun cashmere yarns have been evaluated against the level of fibre opening (ppf). Within the range of ppf values used, it has been found that even though damage to the cashmere fibres increases with the level of fibre opening, the properties of rotor spun cashmere yarns generally improve as the level of fibre opening increases.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages | 221-232 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Publication status | Published - 1997 |
| Event | Proceedings of the 1996 77th World Conference of the Textile Institute. Part 1 (of 2) - Tampere, Finl Duration: 22 May 1996 → 24 May 1996 |
Conference
| Conference | Proceedings of the 1996 77th World Conference of the Textile Institute. Part 1 (of 2) |
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| City | Tampere, Finl |
| Period | 22/05/96 → 24/05/96 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Materials Science