Abstract:

For further utilizing the characteristics of bamboo fibers and developing fine textile fabrics，we have designed and developed 15 kinds of mixed fabrics with different specifications by using five kinds of blending ratio of bamboo/cotton warp and filling, The drape, rigid flexibility, and crease resistance were tested. The results showed that the cotton and bamboo/cotton mixed fabric has better drape, rigid-flexibility and crease resistance than the pure cotton fabric. With increase of bamboo fiber content in the filling, the static and dynamic drape coefficient of the mixed fabric decreased, while the drapability and form improved, the bending rigidity and bending modulus of elasticity decreased, and the softness improved. Elastic recovery angle increased, and crease recovery and crease resistance enhanced, when the fabric structure, raw materials and warp density were the same, the drape and rigid flexible decreased, and both the fast and slow elastic recovery exhibited a downward trend with increase of weft density. When the blending ratio of bamboo/cotton blend filling was 55/45, the symmetry of the fabric form was poor and care should be taken when choosing this ratio.