ABSTRACT
In this study the authors analyzed on the effects of stitch length and Yarn Count on fabric width and stiffness of weft knitted single jersey fabrics. On this study different types of weft knitted single jersey fabrics have been used like as single jersey plain, single lacoste, double lacoste and polo pique fabric. The dimensional stability of knit fabrics is an important area of the knitting industry. Stitch length, yarn count, structure of fabric influence the dimensional stability of fabric. These various factors influence the dimensional stability as well as the bending length. Dimensional changes occur during production or washing or wearing. Here stiffness of the fabric was determined using the instrument Shirley Stiffness Tester. It was found after completing the work that the fabric width increases gradually with the increase of stitch length. Single jersey plain fabric has the lowest fabric width and double lacoste has the highest fabric width and fabric width decreases gradually in finer yarn. It was also found that the bending length decreases gradually with the increase of stitch length.
