The twist loss in rotor spinning has been attributed to various possibilities, including those of slippage between the fiber ring and the rotor wall, and the reaction to the turning moment during the twisting of the yarn. In the present study a hypothesis has been put forward to explain the twist loss through the incidence of sheath fibers. It has been shown that there is a strong association between the twist-efficiency and the percentage of sheath fibers.
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