MY PROFILE

Name : Abdullah Al Mahfuj.

Department : Textile.

Program : B Sc in Textile Engineering .

ID : 142014007

Green University of Bangladesh .

 Name of My Presentation

Crimp & Crimp Interchange

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JOURNEY....
 Crimp
• woven fabric made of two sets of yarns - warp
yarns and weft yarns. Warp and weft yarns are
interlaced with each another and form fabric
sheet.
• When warp and weft yarn interlace in fabric they
follow a wavy path. This waviness of yarn is
called crimp.
 Crimp%
Crimp%:
crimp percentage is defined as the mean
difference between the straightened thread length
and the distance between the ends of the thread
while in cloth which is expressed as a percentage.
Where,
l= Straightened thread length
P= crimped length
Crimp ratio:
Crimp ratio is the ratio of the yarn length to
the fabric length produced from that yarn.

Crimp amplitude:
In cloth geometry, the term crimp
amplitude is used. Crimp amplitude refers to the
extent to which threads are defected from the central
place of the cloth.
 Take up%
• Take up % or crimp rigidity is a measure of the
ability of a textured yarn to recover from stretch.

 The difference between length of yarn in the fabric

after weaving, expressed as a percentage of the
length of the yarn before weaving, is called take
up %.

L p
T   100
L
 EFFECT OF CRIMP OF YARN ON FABRIC
PROPERTIES
 RESISTANCE TO ABRASION: With the increase of crimp %,
the abrasion resistance will also increase

 SHRINKAGE: With the increase of crimp %, shrinkage of fabric

will decrease.

 FABRIC COSTING: With the increase of crimp%, fabric costing

will also increase.

 FAULTS IN FABRIC: If there is variation of crimp in the threads then

the following faults may be found in fabric;
A) Reduction in strength may occur, and
B) Stripes will be seen in yarn dyed cotton fabric.
 FABRIC DESIGN: To achieve satisfactory appearance and required
shape in finished fabric control of crimp in warp and weft yarn is
necessary..

 FABRIC STIFFNESS: If crimp is increased then stiffness of fabric will

decrease.

 ABSORBENCY: With the increase of crimp % absorbency of the

fabric will increase.

 DIMENSIONAL STABILITY: Dimensional stability will decrease

with the increase of crimp%.

 FABRIC HANDLE: If crimp is increased then the fabric will be soft

in handle.

 DYE TAKE-UP: With the increase of crimp the take-up percentage

of dye-uptake will also increase.
 Crimp interchange
 A parameter which is significant for the structure of the fabric
and also for the pore shape and size.

 When the fabric is loaded there is often a change in the ratio of

the crimp of the warp and weft system.

 This change is referred to as crimp interchange.