A research on various comfort properties of interlock knitted fabrics

Knitted fabrics, which have been very popular in recent years, are amongst the preferred fabrics in casual wear, sportswear and underwear. Within the scope of this study, air permeability, water permeability and course & wale elongation amount of the texture of cotton interlock fabric, which is one of the most preferred fabric textures in casual wear and sportswear, were examined and compared. As it is known, the prices of thinner yarns are higher than thicker yarns. The purpose of this study was specifying the cotton fabrics which have the optimum properties for casual wear and sportswear, and on the other hand to make an evaluation by taking the cost factor into consideration