The Shrinkage behaviour of the interlock fabrics before and after washing

Abstract

This is a study of the shrinkage behavior of the interlock fabrics before and after washing,, The study is Limited to inter1ock knitted goods made from two varieties of yarns , namely 100% cotton and 65/35 polyester cotton blend., The study has been done for various loop lengths by changing the dial heights , The findings of this study suggest that the distortion is 1ess for the b1ended fabric with a dial height of 18 Studies made on the investigation of shrinkage behaviour of the interlock fabrics are very few, Therefore this project work could serve as a starting point for further investigation