ERI Silk for Functional Knitted Apparels

B Senthil Kumar¹, T Ramachandran²

¹Research Scholar (PT), Textile Technology, Anna University, India
²Principal, Karpagam Institute of Technology, Coimbatore, India.

Abstract

Man is always curious for silk products. Silk is the queen of textile gives luxury, elegance, comfort. Silk has properties like the natural sheen, inherent affinity for dyes and high absorbance, warmth, light weight, resilience. Silk knitted fabric is a new avenue in the international market, produced from both Mulberry and Non-Mulberry silk varieties. Eri silk knitted fabrics are natural, ahimsa, eco-friendly and glamorous. These knitted fabrics have better physical, dimensional, thermal and moisture management properties which evidence that the fabric is suitable for suitable for both summer and winter wear. These silk knitted garments inspire and stimulate the creative minds of the fashion world and it has added one more aspect to the range silk products. This paper reveals the various process parameters of silk fabric production, physical, dimensional and comfort characteristics of developed fabrics.

Keywords

• Eri silk, linear density, dimensional properties, Physical properties, moisture management capacity

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B Senthil Kumar, T Ramachandran. "ERI Silk for Functional Knitted Apparels" International Conference on Systems, Science, Control, Communication, Engineering and Technology (2016): 968-972. Print.