Method of Predicting the Crimp of Jacquard-Woven Fabrics

Eglė Kumpikaitė; Eglė Lapelytė; Stasė Petraitienė

doi:10.3390/ma14185157

Method of Predicting the Crimp of Jacquard-Woven Fabrics

Materials (Basel). 2021 Sep 8;14(18):5157. doi: 10.3390/ma14185157.

Authors

Eglė Kumpikaitė¹, Eglė Lapelytė¹, Stasė Petraitienė²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Production Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Design, Kaunas University of Technology, Studentų Str. 56, LT-51424 Kaunas, Lithuania.
² Department of Applied Mathematics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Kaunas University of Technology, Studentų Str. 50, LT-51424 Kaunas, Lithuania.

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the distribution of crimp in new jacquard fabric structures (in which one-layer and two-layer weaves are combined) in the fabric width and to create a method of crimp prediction. It was established that crimp was around 18.80% and changed within the limits of errors, i.e., a range of only ~4%, in the fabric width. It can therefore be said that the warp crimp was constant in the fabric width. Because the warp crimp of jacquard fabric changed insignificantly (within the limits of errors), it can be stated that the fabric-setting parameters and structural solutions were chosen and matched correctly, and such fabric can be woven on any jacquard weaving loom.

Keywords: calculated crimp; experimental crimp; linen fabric; warp crimp.