Evaluation of Texas Cottons for Fine-Count Plied Yarns

The penetration of Texas Upland cotton fibers into the global ring-spun yarn market is an ongoing and unfinished process.  Recent historical events – shrinkage of the U.S. textile industry, emergence of Texas as the long-staple Upland cotton in the U.S., contraction of U.S. cotton acreage outside Texas – have put the global textile industry’s focus on Texas cotton as a likely source of fibers for ring-spun yarns.  This study evaluated the performance of Texas cotton in the ring spinning of high-count (fine) single yarns that are plied to achieve the requisite yarn quality for high end-use textiles.