Spirality of Knitted Fabrics: Part II: The Effect of Yarn Spinning Technology on Spirality

We have studied the effect of yarn spinning technology of the spirality of jersey fabrics in the dry and fully relaxed states for 100% cotton and 50/50 cotton/polyester blend yarns. From this study, we have concluded that 50/50 blend yarns produce less spirality than 100% cotton yarns. Furthermore, it seems that each spinning technology influences the degree of spirality in fabrics. For all practical purposes, spirality was virtually eliminated for some of the 50/50 blend air jet and rotor spun yarns that were used.