EFFECT OF WEAVE STRUCTURE ON COMFORT PROPERTIES OF MICROFIBER POLYESTER WOVEN FABRICS

Comfort is an important criterion by which customers judge their clothes via the interaction between the body and the textile. The primary role of clothing is to form a barrier that protects the body against unsuitable physical environments. In the present work, microfiber polyester woven fabrics of different weave structure (plain1/1, twill 2/2 and crepe weave) and different number of fibers in yarn cross section (144-288) were the objects of the investigation. Comfort related properties of polyester microfiber fabrics such as air permeability, water vapour permeability; water absorption, thermal resistance, and ultraviolet protection factor UPF are important factors that affect the comfort of textiles. Statistical analysis of test data demonstrated that the weave structure of fabrics under investigation significantly influence the comfort properties.