72-75<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:" calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:="" "times="" new="" roman";mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;mso-hansi-theme-font:="" minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:"times="" roman";mso-ansi-language:en-us;="" mso-fareast-language:en-us;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa"="">The feasibility of producing
cotton-jute blends on cotton spinning machinery and the problems involved
therein have been investigated. Jute fibres of two types, viz., jute caddies
and jute staple, were used. In all cotton-jute caddie blends, the proportion of
jute in the final product was less than the nominal value, the difference being
more in the case of blends with higher proportion of jute. The loss of jute
during processing was more in the case of jute caddies than for jute staple. It
was concluded that upto 20% jute caddies could be blended with cotton for production
of fabrics without any marked deterioration in yarn quality and such fabrics
would be quite suitable for furnishings, curtain materials, etc.</span