Laundry shrinkage in knitted fabrics of cotton or cotton-polyester was reduced by a combination of chemical cross-linking and preshrinkage treatments. Preshrinkage during finishing was induced by compression either before or after crosslinking, and by either wet or dry relaxation after crosslinking. The effects on fabric loss in processing, strength, fabric structure, and recovery from deformation were compared for each combination.
Get full access to this article
View all access options for this article.
References
1.
. AndrewsB. A. K.McSherryW. F.FrickJ. G.Jr.CooperA. B., Recovery from Tensile Strain in Knitted Cotton Fabric after Crosslinking, Textile Res. J.41, 387–391 (1971).
2.
. FrickJ. G.Jr.AndrewsB. A. K.ReidJ. D.GautreauxG. A., Durable-Press Knitted Fabric of Cotton and Polyester, The KnitterAT-3, 32, 34, 36 (1974).
3.
. FrickJ. G.Jr.VerburgG. B., Methods for Preshrinking Knitted Cotton, The KnitterAT-1, 28–29 (1972).
4.
. VerburgG. B.FrickJ. G.Jr.ReidJ. D., Induced Shrinkage in Durable-Press Knitted Fabrics, The Knitter35, 25–27, 34 (1971).
5.
. VerburgG. B.FrickJ. G.Jr.ReidJ. D., Shrinkage Control of Durable-Press Knitted Cottons, Amer. Dyestuff Reptr.62, 26 (1973).
