A method to produce ring single yarn with fancy and anti-frictional structure by feeding filaments in front of the front roller nip

Abstract

In this study, a composite ring spinning via feeding filaments in front of the front roller nip method was developed as a novel, effective way to form yarn surface looped fancy wrappings. The novel method was theoretically demonstrated to produce fil-wrap yarn with tight filament wrappings and periodic filament loop decorations on the surface. Tight filament wrappings fasten staple fibers firmly onto the yarn stem to achieve excellent anti-friction, while filament loops decorate the yarn surface to yield a fancy appearance. However, intensive bending of looped and wrapping filaments are likely sheared down to decrease the yarn’s tensile strength. The novel method was combined with corefil spinning to produce a fil-clamp yarn with enhanced structural fastness and strength. Experiments were conducted to validate the approach. Experimental results proved that the novel fil-wrap and fil-clamp yarns had periodic filament looped and tight wrappings, resulting in eliminated hairiness and increased fancy loops after comparison with conventional sirofil and corefil yarns. respectively. The fil-wrap yarn with only surface-bending filament wrappings was weaker, but more friction-resistant than conventional sirofil and corefil yarns. Yarn strength and anti-friction were enhanced after burying straight filaments in the fil-wrap yarn body to form a fil-clamp yarn. The fil-clamp yarn with fancy and anti-frictional structure is expected to endow fabrics with improved fluffiness, softness and anti-frictional properties.