Stretch and recovery properties of combined and combination twill based woven fabrics

Woven fabrics are being used in different forms, ranging from wearable clothing to household activities. Comfort and wearer ease are directly related to the stretch properties, and stretch will be beneficial with recovery performance at a given stress. This study is planned to work on the mechanical and stretch and recovery properties of combined and combination twill woven fabrics. The fabric samples were produced by using 59 tex (10/1 Ne) hemp yarn in both warp and weft directions, and thread density was kept constant in six woven fabric samples. Three different weaves, that is, combination twill weave (2/1 + 1/2 and 3/1 + 2/1), combined twill weave (2/1 + 1/2 and 3/1 + 2/1), and basic twill weaves (2/1 and 3/1) were selected for woven fabric preparation. Dimensional stability and shrinkage, tensile strength, puncture resistance, and stretch and recovery properties of developed woven samples were investigated. It was concluded that the stretch and recovery properties depend on the float and interlacement of yarns in the woven fabric. The combination twill weave structures have excellent stretch and recovery properties because they have the highest float in all samples. Combined twill weave structures have the highest tensile strength and puncture resistance properties. On the other hand, the highest shrinkage values are observed for basic twill weave structures.