1Department of Textile and Apparel Designing, College of Rural Home Science, Dharwad-580 005, Karnataka
Department of Apparel and Textile, College of Home Science, Acharya N G Ranga Agricultural University, Guntur, 522 509, (Andhra Pradesh)
*Corresponding Author's Email: c.manjulatha@gmail.com
Online published on 6 March, 2017.
The present study was focused on impact of softening treatment on performance properties of Deccani woollen blanket procured from Medleri village. Optimization process for softening was carried out by varying the concentration of softeners, pH and temperature of bath, and treatment time. Tensile strength and GSM of the treated sample was considered as a factor for optimization process. Deccani woollen blanket was treated as per the optimized process and performance properties i.e., bending length, crease recovery, drapability. The result revealed that there was an improvement in performance properties of the softener treated sample. The decrease in bending length, increase in drapability and crease recovery was observed for the Deccani wool samples treated with softeners. Among the three different softeners, silicon softener treated Deccani wool blanket sample attained better performance properties.
Silicon softener, Cationic softener, Non ionic softener, Drapability, Drape coefficient, Crease
