Weave Structure and the Skewness of Woven Fabric

This experimental work demonstrates the effect of weave structure on the skewness of fabric. The work shows that the distortion of gray woven fabrics depends upon the behaviour of the floats (which is related to the factor of weave) at the state of relaxation. Nine, 50-metre rolls of woven fabrics in different weaves were produced. The fabrics were marked in a rectangular form (1.70 metres in width and one metre in length) at the weaving machine. After 24 hours of relaxation, the new shapes and sizes were recorded. The deformations of the fabrics due to the weave structures were different. The shapes of almost all of the samples were changed to Trapezium, even though they differed in size. This experimental work showed that, of the nine different weaves, the 3/3 twill weave had the highest skewness and the Zigzag twill structures the lowest, proving that the type of weave affects the deformation and, as a result, the skewness of the fabric.