Effect of Ply Twist Factor on Hairiness and Unevenness of Two Plied Cotton Yarns Made of Different Spinning Technologies

Abstract

Hairiness and unevenness of cotton plied yarns made of singles spun on Murata Vortex Spinning (MVS) and other spinning systems viz. ring, compact and rotor in relation to ply twist factor have been evaluated. It has been observed that both the type of singles and ply twist has remarkable influence on these parameters. Plied yarn hairiness for ring and compact yarns is less than their respective single counterparts. However, for vortex and rotor yarns, it is found to be higher and decreases with ply twist to be at the same level or even less that of their parent single yarns at high ply twist factor. There is always an increase of short hairs (1, 2 mm) after plying as compared to their respective singles at low ply twist factors, the effect being more prominent for vortex and rotor yarns. The improvement in yarn evenness after plying has also been found to be higher for these yarns but insensitive to ply twist. Further, the percentage decrease in imperfections after plying is observed to be the highest for MVS yarns in majority of the cases.