• Asma khan
• Dr. Radha kashyap
• Dr D B Shakyawar

Performance enhancement is worth requirement of woolen apparel. The fabric performance divided in several criteria. These are aesthetic, durability, appearance and care properties. This property directly affects the quality of pure wool and blended wool fabrics. The study was focused on performance of speciality hair fibers blending in wool/polyester fabrics. The several properties related to performance of wool fabrics are i.e. drapability, tensile strength, pilling and felt shrinkage. Drapability is related aesthetic and tensile strength is related to durability. Similarly pilling is related to performance retention property and felt shrinkage is care property of wool fabric. The results of drapability of wool and wool blended fabrics indicating that drape behaviour of WNP (Wool: Nylon: Pashmina) fabric is poor than other fabrics. While CW (Commercial wool) and WPA (Wool: Polyester: Angora) fabrics have better drapability than that of WPP (Wool: Polyester: Pashmina) and WNP (Australian merino wool: Nylon: Pashmina) fabrics. WPP has adequate drapability and suitable for women’s wear garments. The tensile strength of WPA has higher as compare to CW, WNP and WPP. Blending of angora in wool/polyester increases the tensile strength as compare to blending of pashmina and Australian merino. Pilling tendency of CW and WNP fabrics is higher and ranked lowest followed by WPP and WPA fabrics. WPA has a lowest pill formation because of blending of angora in wool and polyester. The mean value of shrinkage after six washing cycles is found highest for CW fabric (9.49%) followed by WPP (4.86%), WPA (3.11%) and WNP (0.89%). It was concluded that blending of speciality hair fibers i.e. angora, pashmina and Australian merino positively give impact on performance of wool/synthetic blended fabric.

Performance,Wool,Speciality hairfiber,Drapability,Tensile strength and Felt shrinkage

"Performance of speciality hair fibers blended wool fabrics", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no.286-292, May-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905445.pdf

"Performance of speciality hair fibers blended wool fabrics", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no. pp286-292, May-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905445.pdf