Development of plant dyed elastic silk blended knitted fabric and its properties
Eight kinds of yarns with different thickness and blending ratio are prepared by blending bio-based elastic silk fiber with cotton fiber and polyester fiber respectively,and two texture types of plain stitch and rib,are woven on computer flat knitting machine.Eight kinds of elastic silk blended knitted fabrics with different specifications and parameters are obtained by plant dyeing process,and their wearability is tested respectively.The results show that the bursting strength,air permeability and anti-pilling properties of eight kinds of elastic silk blended knitted fabrics meet the requirements of wearing fabrics,as well as moderate and durable stable elasticity and good wrinkle resistance.