Effect of sewing parameters and wash type on the dimensional stability of knitted garments

Mumtaz Hasan Malik,Muhammad Babar Ramzan,Zulfiqar Ali Malik,Tanveer Hussain

doi:10.2478/v10304-012-0029-1

Abstract

Abstract The aim of this research is to study the effect of clothing manufacturing parameters, that is, stitch type, stitch density, sewing thread type and washing type on the dimensional stability of single jersey knitted garment. Single jersey bleached fabric, made from Ne 32 cotton combed ring spun yarn, was used to make 32 medium size crew neck T-shirts selecting two levels of stitch type, stitch density, sewing thread type and wash type according to the experimental design. After constructing the garments, four critical measurements of each garment, that is, body length, body width, across shoulder and sleeve length were measured. The constructed garments were divided into two equal groups. One group was washed with water and the other group was washed using a detergent. After washing, drying and tumbling, the same critical measurements of each garment were taken and the percent shrinkage was calculated. Analysis of data was done on responses of output variables against the input variables using MINITAB. The results showed that three input variables: stitch type, stitch density and garment wash type have significant effect on all the output variables.

Highlights

Vests and briefs made from knitted fabric were worn nextto-skin as undergarments due to better tactile and comfort properties
Selected input variable of thread type is not significant for any of the output response, so analysis given in Tables 6-9 were carried out by excluding the thread type input variable
These plots show that there is a sharp increase in body length shrinkage when stitch density of 16 stitch per inch (SPI) is used along with four threads

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Introduction

Vests and briefs made from knitted fabric were worn nextto-skin as undergarments due to better tactile and comfort properties. Knitwear became popular as fashion clothing and outer wear throughout the world due to its higher elasticity, good drape and soft handle. Knitwear offers several advantages to the producer, for example, lower capital and manufacturing costs, higher productivity, shorter processing routs, etc [1]. Keeping in view the advantages of knitwear and its manufacturing processes, the quality of products must be maintained to win the confidence of the users. Durability, reliability and cost are the factors on which the quality of the garment is based. Good quality enhances the reputation of the product, customer satisfaction and market share

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