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Not AvailableThe effect of different softening treatments on low stress mechanical properties and hand values of fabrics produced from Indian wool and their blends has been studied. The extensibility, tensile resilience and coefficient of friction of the fabrics significantly (p>0.05) increase after softening treatments, whereas the bending and shear rigidities and their hysteresis, and compressional resilience reduce. The Koshi (stiffness) values of wool and wool blended fabrics decrease by 5-10% of that of untreated fabrics after softening treatments. However, the Numeri (smoothness) and Fukurami (fullness and softness) values increase by 10-40%. The fabrics treated with cationic and amino silicone softeners show total hand value (THV) higher than that of untreated fabrics; THV increases by 5-20% and 10-20% for winter suit and jacket application respectively. The amino silicone softener is more effective than cationic softener.Not Availabl

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Not AvailableThe low-stress mechanical properties of the shawl made up of pashmina hand spun, machine spun and pashmina-wool blend yarns are determined by fabric assurance by simple testing system. The compression, extension and bending properties of shawls made by pashmina hand spun and machine spun yarns are comparable. However, the dimensional properties of pashmina hand spun shawl are superior to other two groups. A significant difference is observed between pure pashmina and pashmina blend shawls for majority of the low-stress mechanical properties. The thickness, weight, bending rigidity and hygral expansion in weft direction significantly differ among the three groups and they are influenced by a fibre mix as well as by the yarn-manufacturing method. It is attempted to define the control limits of different low-stress mechanical properties for different pashmina shawl qualities which may differentiate pure pashmina shawls from the others.Not Availabl