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Fabric Defects: Hitesh Choudhary
Fabric Defects: Hitesh Choudhary
Fabric Defects: Hitesh Choudhary
Hitesh Choudhary
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Introduction
Defination of defect :
i. An imperfection that impairs worth or utility
ii. Want or absence of something necessary for
completeness or perfection
iii. A fault that spoils the material.
CAUSES
Improper carding/combing.
Broken tooth in the chain of gear system
CAUSES
Wrong drawing in of threads.
Incorrect shedding
CAUSES
Improper sizing (ends sticking)
Broken end entangling with the other ends
CAUSES
Improper loom cleaning.
Unclean environment
CAUSES
Sharp edges on cloth roll.
Hard substance between layers of fabric in cloth roll
Course temples used for fine fabric
During removal of hard particles like, Iron particles
woven in the cloth
CAUSES
Loom not equipped with warp stop motion.
Dirty drop wires or accumulation of lint may prevent their
dropping.
In electric warp stop motion, the electric bars are dirty or
corroded.
CAUSES
Faulty let-off and take-up motion.
Faulty weft-stop motion.
Fell of the cloth not adjusted after loom stoppage for
mending.
CAUSES
Two adjacent ends sticking together during shedding for a
brief period of time.
In case of synthetic yarns, ends sticking together due to
static charge during weaving.
CAUSES
Difference in count, twist, colour, lustre.
Faulty let-off and take-up motion.
CAUSES
Improper timing.
Insufficient picking force.
Slack ends in certain portion. The sagging ends obstructs
shuttle flight.
CAUSES
Defective setting of the shuttle box.
Early or late picking.
In case of auto loom, weft cutters worn out or not set
properly
CAUSES
Improper oiling/greasing of looms.
Oil stained Take up roller.
MENDING
1) Keep the stained portion of the fabric over an absorbent pad. Apply the
stain remover, wetting the stain and surrounding portion throughly.
2) Rub gently to quicken the penetration of the stain remover.
3) Rubbing should be done towards the centre of stain to avoid spreading.
Note: Delicate fabric needs reduced pressure, otherwise, hole formation or
displacement of the fabric will occur.
Oily Ends
Oily Ends These are oily warp ends.
CAUSES
Improper handling and storage of material in spinning
department.
Oil-contaminated guides and oily hands during process of
warping.
Improper handling of warp beams.
MENDING
1) Keep the stained portion of the fabric over an absorbent pad. Apply the
stain remover, wetting the stain and surrounding portion throughly.
2) Rub gently to quicken the penetration of the stain remover.
3) Rubbing should be done towards the centre of stain to avoid spreading.
Note: Delicate fabric needs reduced pressure, otherwise, hole formation or
displacement of the fabric will occur.
Oily Weft
Oily weft These are oily weft picks.
CAUSES
Improper handling and storing in spinning department.
Weft package falling on oily ground.
Handling the weft with oily hands.
Weft carring baskets having oil.
Dropping of oil on weft package during oiling of the
winding machine.
MENDING
1) Keep the stained portion of the fabric over an absorbent pad. Apply the
stain remover, wetting the stain and surrounding portion throughly.
2) Rub gently to quicken the penetration of the stain remover.
3) Rubbing should be done towards the centre of stain to avoid spreading.
Note: Delicate fabric needs reduced pressure, otherwise, hole formation or
displacement of the fabric will occur.
Local Distortion
Local distortion A Distortion occurs when there is
displacement of warp and/or weft threads from their normal
position.
CAUSES
The emery roll is worn out.
In filament fabric having low reed picks.
CAUSES
Improper winding of the yarn onto the weft pirn.
Improper shape and size of the pirn.
Harsh picking.
CAUSES
Improper working of terry motion on loom.
Improper functioning of jacquard.
Missing pick.
CAUSES
Improper working of terry motion on loom.
Improper functioning of jacquard.
CAUSES
Improper working of terry motion on loom.
Improper functioning of jacquard.
Missing pick.
CAUSES
Use of irregular yarn having higher long term irregularities.
Using different count thread.
CAUSES
Fabric take-up too weak.
Thick place in yarn.
CAUSES
Yarn guide not set poroperly (i.e yarn is not fed properly during loop
formation).
Defective latch needle.
yarn tension is not sufficient.
Take-down is too high.
Wrong yarn threading.
CAN BE AVOIDED BY
Precise yarn-guide setting.
Needle change.
Dial position readjustment.
Use of fabric fault detector.
Holes or crack
Holes or crack : Local holes obtained when yarn breaks
during loop formation.
CAUSES
Relation between cylinder and dial loop not correct.
Weak places in yarn, Which breaks during loop formation
Knots.
Yarn running tension is too high.
CAN BE AVOIDED BY
Use of flat knots.
Accurate yarn guide setting.
Use of fabric fault detector.
Use of yarn having lower hariness.
Cloth fall-out
Cloth fall-out : It is an area consisting of drop stitches lying
side by side. Here the yarn is not stitched by several
needles laying near to each other.
CAUSES
Yarn brakage.
It can also occur after a drop stitch especially when an
empty needle with closed latch runs into yarn feeder and
removes the yarn out of the hooks of following needles.
CAUSES
Yarn feeder set badly.
Differences in the yarn running-in tension.
Jerky impulse from fabric take up .
CAUSES
Bent needles.
Heavily running needles.
Damaged latch needle.
Damaged needle hook.
Damaged dial or cylinder.
CAN BE AVOIDED BY :
Needles and sinkers change after long time use.
Use of fabric fault detector.
Inspection
1. point system
2. point system
3. point system
4. Graniteville system
5. Dallas system
Point system