Abstract
The uses of recycled materials have gained massive importance in the textile sector and other application areas as the effects of reducing natural resources are felt worldwide. This study aimed to analyze the effects of recycled fiber usage on the properties of OE‐rotor spun yarns and hand‐woven fabrics produced from these yarns. For this purpose, OE‐rotor yarns are produced at different proportion levels from virgin cotton and recycled fibers derived from knitted garment wastes at 25%, 50%, and 75%, respectively. For a better assessment, properties of OE‐rotor yarns that contain recycled fibers and 100% virgin cotton OE‐rotor yarns are compared. Physical, structural, and mechanical properties such as unevenness, imperfections, hairiness, breaking force, and elongation are analyzed by Uster Tester 5 SX, Uster Zweigle Hairiness Tester 5, and Uster Tensorapid 3. Plain and twill hand‐woven fabrics are produced from OE‐rotor spun yarns. Effects of recycled fiber proportion on hand‐woven fabric properties such as pilling, abrasion resistance, and air permeability were also evaluated. Results showed that the use of up to 75% of recycled fiber cotton blended yarns shows no statistically significant differences in yarn and fabric properties.
Highlights
In recent years, textile production and consumption have skyrocketed as a result of global population growth and improved living standards
Extreme production in the textile industry is partly driven by the idea of the fashion industry that consumers need a collection of new clothes for each season. is increases the exchange rate of products and the rate of fabric and waste production [1]. e clothing industry is one of the most vital sectors in the manufacturing of customer goods
Sushma Rani and Zeba Jamal [2] reported the need for good waste management is due to rising costs and declining land acquisition and the depletion of natural resources. e purpose of this study was to analyze recycling garment waste fibers blended with virgin cotton for hand-woven practices [3]. e study by Khan et al analyzed and stated that the proportional amount of virgin cotton with recycled fibers is the most influential cause on properties of blended OE-rotor spun yarns
Summary
Textile production and consumption have skyrocketed as a result of global population growth and improved living standards. E purpose of this study was to analyze recycling garment waste fibers blended with virgin cotton for hand-woven practices [3]. A large number of products are from reclaimed fibers Much of this fiber is respun into new yarns and manufactured to woven, knitted, or vitally reused for nonwoven production, upholstery materials, composite biomaterials, and others such as garment linings and insulation materials [5]. E recycled fiber from garment wastes has fiber properties that are very essential for converting them into spun yarns and further to home furnishing applications. E main purpose of the research was to investigate the effects of the physical properties of recycling blended yarns and hand-woven fabrics for home furnishing applications. It should be aimed to preserve fiber length as much as possible for the most final applications [8]
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