*Department of Textile Engineering, Giani Zail Singh Campus College of Engineering & Technology, Bathinda
**Department of Textile Engineering, Rajiv Gandhi Govt. Polytechnic Education Society Narwana
Online published on 1 August, 2018.
Washings are required during its useful life of fabric and it alters the dimension and fabric factors which ultimately affect the hand value of fabric. In this paper the effect of repeated washings in hand value of cotton fabric has been studied. The result shows that: the fabric used for sample is suitable for winter shirting. The total hand value progressively increases after increase in washing cycles.
Cover Factor, Fabric thickness, Fabric weight, Washing, Total hand value
