Crease Recovery of Untreated and Resin Treated Fabrics: Effect of Construction and Weave

摘要

The treatment of cotton fabrics with crosslinking agents is an accepted means of producing smooth drying, wrinkle resistant, and durable press textiles. Improvements in crease recovery angles and the rating after such treatments could be achieved only at the cost of other useful properties. The results obtained after resin treatment do not alter the trends observed in the properties of the untreated fabrics. The crease recovery obtained after the same level of resin treatments are highest for twill weave fabrics and lowest for plain weave. This clearly suggests that the initial high crease recovery values have definite advantage in achieving high crease recovery after the treatment. The initial low crease recovery produces low crease recoveries after treatment.