Performance properties of flat knitted fabrics produced by different designs and raw materials

In this study, 30 different fabrics were produced by 10 different patterns (single jersey, ribana, interlock, purl, half cardigan, full cardigan, lace, single lacoste, double lacoste and moss stitch) and 3 different raw materials (cotton, acrylic and polyamide). Since the aim of the study is investigating the effects of design on performance of the study, each raw material was evaluated within. All the production adjustments are selected as optimum. During the production the Performance tests (air permeability, bursting strength, pilling and abrasion resistance) and aesthetic tests (softness, drapability and wrinkle recovery) were applied to the fabrics produced. Through the graphical and statistical methods, the effects of structural, performance and aesthetic properties of patterned fabrics have been tried to be determined. It is also to determine the relationship between the design parameter and the raw material of the samples being done with different raw materials. At the end of the study, it is concluded that flat knitted patterns can not be produced by constant adjustments than it is the reason of the less study about this subject. Therefore the impoartance of the study increases that it will fill the lack of literature