Chenille Yarn Production Parameters Improvement Studies and Evaluation of Their Effects

Abstract

Chenille yarn has an increasing share of use in the upholstery fabric sector recently. To have an important place in chenille yarn production in the world, it has become necessary for manufacturers to improve the quality, durability, and performance of their products and to carry out innovative studies in this field. Increasing the abrasion resistance of the yarns that form the basis of upholstery fabrics will significantly affect the service life performance. In this study, two raw materials selected with different production parameters were examined. These raw materials are determined as viscose and polyester, which are mostly used for chenille yarn in the production facility. The parameters covered in this study are determined and evaluated as the fixed/unfixed state of the yarn, the state of having different twist values, and the presence or absence of melted yarn added to ensure better adhesion of the pile and binder yarn with each other. In this direction, to test the abrasion resistance of the yarns produced from 6 polyester raw materials and 6 viscose raw materials with different properties, they are woven into fabrics by weaving on a 65-density jacquard loom. Each fabricated sample is realized by Martindale test. This test is realized to see the result of friction force and impact effect on the fabric surface. Also, it is aimed to determine the resistance of the samples against pilling and surface change. Based on the results, different parameters affecting the abrasion resistance of upholstery fabrics obtained from chenille yarn were interpreted and it was aimed to be a pioneering study in this field.