Author:Du Plessis, M; Van Rensburg, NJJDate:Sep 1977Cotton fabric treated with aminoplast resins can be cured in an autoclave steamer, provided that the samples are sealed in aluminium foil or cooking bags.Read more
Author:Hunter, LDate:Jul 1973The effect of wetting wool worsted yarns prior to testing on the twist values obtained by the double untwist-twist and untwist-retwist on tested on an automatic twist tester has been investigated.Read more
Author:Hunter, LDate:Aug 1976The between-bale and between variations in micronaire, maturity ratio, 2,5 per cent span length, uniformity ratio and trash content have been determined for a wide range of cottons grown in South Africa.Read more
Author:Hunter, L; Gee, EDate:Dec 1976The between-bale and between lot variations in the bundle tenacity and bundle extension have been determined on a Stelometer for a wide range of cottons grown in South African.Read more
Author:Leigh, RADate:Mar 1976The response of three 55/45wool/cotton blend fabrics to bleaching with peroxide by conventional cold-pad-dwell and pad-steam methods under both acid and alkaline conditions has been examined, and compared with the performance of all wool and ...Read more
Author:Barkenhuysen, FA; Leigh, RADate:Aug 1977The bleaching of a 55/45 wool/cotton blended fabric with sodium chlorite and various reducing agents was investigated.Read more
Author:Van Rensburg, NJJDate:Aug 1972Cotton can be successfully bleached with emulsions of hydrogen peroxide in perchlorethylene by single step batch application.Read more
Author:Van Rensburg, NJJDate:Sep 1971Wool can be bleached successfully with hydrogen peroxide in the presence of an organic phosphate acid derivative.Read more
Author:Aldrich, VDate:May 1976Two cottons differing by 4.2 mm in their 2.5 % span lengths (30.9 and 26.7mm) and by 6.1 cN/tex in their zero gauge bundle tenacities were blended and the resultant yarn and fabric properties measured.Read more
Author:Hunter, L; Leeuwner, L; Smuts, SDate:Jun 1984The use of bulk resistance to compression of a randomized fibrous assembly, determined on a SAWTRI compressibility Tester,a as a measure of the crimp of staple synthetic fibres, has been investigated.Read more
Author:Kruger, PJDate:Apr 1969The formula sued for determining the percentage fibre breakage on the Noble comb was not suitable for rectilinear combing.Read more
Author:Hunter, LDate:Nov 1985A range of men's sleeveless cotton vests has been subjected to wearer trial, involving 11 wearers, and to laboratory testing, particular attention being paid to dimensional changes and constants.Read more
Author:Schulze, JEDate:Sep 1968This paper which is a continuation of technical report no .95, reports on some additional physical properties of Swiss and French double pique fabrics knitted with the same yarn at three different ratios of yarn.Read more
Author:Weideman, E; Van der Walt, LTDate:Jan 1978The relative importance of various parameters such as temperature, concentration and treatment time on the chemical softening and bleaching of phormium fibre, has been investigated on a pilot scale.Read more
Author:Weidman, E; Robinson, GADate:Nov 1981Phormium fibre was softened under different conditions and then spun with the aid of two different core yarns on the DREF system.Read more
Author:Weidmann, E; Grabherr, HDate:Aug 1977Phormium tenax fibres have so far only used for the manufacturing of grain bags and affiliated products.Read more
Author:Roberts, MBDate:Feb 1978Residual chromium values were determined after dyeing untreated chlorinated and chlorine/ Hercosset treated wools with chrome dyes using various levels of dichromate.Read more