Why do cotton knitted fabrics go through mercerizing?
In the dyeing and finishing of cotton and its blended knitted fabrics, the mercerizing process is a very important link. The mercerized product presents a cotton-like non-cotton, silk-like and non-silk texture. After mercerizing treatment, cotton fiber occurs. Physical and chemical changes can greatly increase the color yield of reactive dyes, giving the overall feeling that the product is of a high grade. The development, quality improvement and upgrading of certain varieties of cotton and its blended knitted fabrics require mercerizing and reasonable selection of mercerizing. Example Knitted outerwear such as cotton and its blended T-shirts, button-down shirts, jackets and skirts are significantly different between mercerized and unsilvered products. From the appearance, the mercerized product presents a cotton-like non-cotton, silk-like non-silk texture. The hand feels soft and comfortable, the color is full, the luster is attractive, and a unique difference is revealed. The beauty of the color has a distinctive style. The mercerized product gives the overall feeling that the product is of a high grade. If the mercerized product is used as the fabric, plus the new style and fashionable color, a T-shirt can be sold for several hundred yuan in the domestic market, and the foreign high-end market can sell for several hundred dollars. This is several times higher than the average product. The dyeing or printing of cotton knitted fabrics is mostly carried out by active process. After mercerizing treatment, the physical and chemical changes of cotton fibers can greatly increase the color yield of reactive dyes, saving 2 to 30% of dyeing materials; In the production of dark products, especially black, dark blue, dark green, coffee, etc. must be treated with mercerizing, in order to produce high quality products. After the knitted fabric is mercerized, the hygroscopicity and elasticity are obviously increased, and it is the preferred fabric for sportswear such as vests and sweatshirts. Moreover, with the improvement of people's living standards, there is a new multi-layered and diverse demand for the inner quality of knitted underwear. To meet these needs, various sorting is an important means, and mercerizing is one of its feasible means. Jacquard Fabric,Velvet Jacquard Fabric,Polyester Jacquard Fabric,Jacquard Upholstery Fabric Tongxiang Luchang Textile CO.,LTD , https://www.luchangtextile.com
