Reed Mark of Fabric and Its Relation with Warp Tension at Beat-up with Different Loom Settings

Abstract

<span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:" calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:="" calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;="" mso-bidi-font-family:timesnewromanpsmt;mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:="" en-us;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa"="">Reed mark of jute fabric with plain weave, expressed as reed mark percentage (RMP), has been studied with different loom parameters. Attempts have also been made to find out the relationships between RMP and (a) tension difference between two warp shed lines at beat-up and (b) seepage of the fabric. RMP at fell varies in the same manner as that at grey state of fabric with different loom settings and the relationship between them is linear with correlation coefficient of 0.96. RMP at grey state decreases with earlier shed timing, higher back rest position and change of leasing pattern of warp yarns from one-by-one to two-by-two. Beat-up tension difference varies inversely with RMP and the relationship between them is linear with correlation coefficients of - 0.91 and - 0.76 for different shed timings and back rest positions respectively. Seepage of the fabric is directly related with RMP with correlation coefficient of 0.64.</span>