Abstract
Suitable cotton yarn or cloth mercerized without tension shrinks and its elastic properties are changed. Either yarn or fabric in its "shrunk" form shows greater than normal elongation, approximately in accordance with the amount of shrinkage that it has undergone. Either, also, tends to have increased elasticity. This feature is especially notable at low loads in open-weave fabrics, which usually have considerable stretchability after shrinking. Such elasticity is illus trated by a semielastic and conforming cotton gauze bandage which is in successful commercial production. This type of shrunk material, in heavier goods, appears adaptable to other uses, such as base fabrics for coating when elasticity is a required property of the coated fabric.
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