National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
Clothing being an essential need of our routine life thus, making fashion brands move more towards eco-friendly fabrics. World of textiles continues to break new grounds with innovative fibres like Cotton, Silk, Jute and Bamboo which are on rise and are fresh sustainable and bio degradable fibres, explored to the world of fashion. Bamboo a perennial plant grown in many parts of Asia, Africa and American continents and Tencel a new fibre obtained from woody plants both being an ecofriendly and user-friendly fibres of 21st century adds more value to the trending era of textile designing. Hence an attempt is made to study the functional properties of Bamboo and Tencel union fabrics. Results revealed, Tencel union fabrics possessed good stiffness, crease recovery and drapability. Despite the fact that cotton fabric obtained good tensile strength and elongation however making union fabrics more resistant to abrasion. Bamboo union fabrics achieved better thermal insulation and air permeability providing more comfort when worn next to skin. Based on the fabric structure, handle properties it was found Bamboo and Tencel union fabrics being coarser and stiffer were more suitable for home furnishings. Introducing innovative yarns like Bamboo and Tencel in weaving not only adds value to the developed fabrics but also enhances its functionality and extends its durability giving more comfort to the wearer. Bamboo and Tencel both being obtained by regenerated process, own a very good medicinal value due to its hydrophilic feature thus can be utilized in medical textiles and also in sports wears.
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