DEVELOPMENT OF WATER AND STAIN-REPELLENT FINSIHED HANDLOOM SAREES USING ON-LOOM INTEGRATED FINISHING DEVICE

Vasu.P
Research Scholar, Department of Textile Technology, Karpagam Academy of Higher Education, Coimbatore, India , IN

Dr. T. Ramachandran
Research Scholar, Department of Textile Technology, Karpagam Academy of Higher Education, Coimbatore, India , IN

G. Nagarajan
Research Scholar, Department of Textile Technology, Karpagam Academy of Higher Education, Coimbatore, India , IN

Keywords: Powerlooms, handloom, special finishes, value addition, On-loom integrated finishing device, novel technique, integrated with weaving process

Abstract

Generally, powerloom fabrics are imparted with special finishes such as Water and Stain Repellency, Flame Retardancy and UV Protection Finish. At present special finishes are not imparted to the handloom sarees. An attempt has been made to impart Water and Stain repellent finish to the handloom sarees using ‘On-loom integrated finishing device’.
‘On-loom integrated finishing device’ is a novel technique to impart the required finishes to the handloom fabric during weaving itself i. e.,the finish process is integrated with the weaving process. ‘Water-and-Stain-repellent finish’ is essential not only to develop new products in handloom sarees but also to have value added products.
Through this work three different types of fabrics, namely 100% silk, silk-cotton and 100% cotton have been considered. The process parameter variables are three different concentrations of finish liquor such as 40 g/l, 50 g/l and 60 g/l and three different curing temperatures of 140oC, 150oC and 160oC. In total, among 27 samples three best samples of Waterrepellent-finished handloom sarees have been selected and compared with Powerloom fabrics of similar finish and construction.

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