1. Department of Costume Design & Fashion, PSG College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 641004, India
2. Department of Handloom and Textile Technology, Indian Institute of Handloom Technology, Ministry of Textiles, Govt. of India, Fulia Colony, Shantipur, Nadia, West Bengal 741402, India (Corresponding author), e-mail: dearcprakash@gmail.com, http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2472-6765
3. Department of Chemical Engineering (Textile Technology), Vignan’s Foundation for Science, Technology & Research (Deemed to Be University), Vadlamudi, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh 522213, India, http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0604-3015
4. Department of Fashion Technology, PSG College of Technology, Peelamadu, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 641004, India
5. Department of Knitting, Shahi Exports Pvt Ltd, Arekere Village, Bannerghaatta Main Rd., Bangalore, Karnataka 560076, India
6. Department of Fashion Technology, Sona College of Technology, TPT Rd., Salem, Tamil Nadu 636005, India