Silicone Treatments of Egyptian Cotton Single Jersey Fabrics Knitted with Different Yarn Types and Knitting Designs

The object of this paper was to evaluate the influence of yarn type, fabric design and finishing method on the surface and mechanical merits of finished knitted fabrics. Therefore, Egyptian cotton yarns, including ring spun, compact and open-end yarns were used. Some single knit structures were selected to produce fabric samples and then treated with different silicone particles. The results show that yarn type, fabric structure and silicone finishing has a big influence on the fabric mechanical and surface fabric characteristics. Results have shown that pilling grade of single jersey fabrics is less than single pique fabrics. Results for the two-thread fleece fabrics indicate that the inlay yam primarily supports and controls the greater values of the bursting strength property. Nano finishing treatment reduced the knitted fabric abrasion resistance.