Investigation of the some performance properties of knitted fabrics which are produced by soybean and organic cotton yarn

With increasing of life standards not only using properties but also comfort properties get important. Since the perception of comfort is something subjective, the need of ability to define comfort with measurable quantities, so as to have clear definitions.Comfort is an important aspect on textile production but it is difficult to determine an exact comfort level; however there are certain fabric properties which are known to be related with sensorial comfort hence those properties may be measured for a comfort evaluation. So, to provide comfort properties new fiber types have been developed. In this study soybean and organic cotton were selected because of their increasing attention at comfort area.Comfort is discussed in three categories: physical, psychological and physiological. In this project, physiological comfort concerned with thermal balance of human body was investigated.In this thesis work air permeability, wicking ability, water vapor permeability and thermal comfort behavior of fabrics were tested. Raw material (fiber type) and yarn count were variable in this study. Each of them was analyzed. According to test results and statistical analysis it was observed that these properties affect the comfort properties of fabric and the best yarn number were found by using these test according to raw material. The soybean and organic cotton fabric were compared according to these tests.