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Abstract
Methods of identifying and improving properties of terry fabrics were raised in recent years as they hold an important place in people’s lives as end products and also they represent a huge market share in Apparel industry. The main objective of this study is to understand the factors which influence the functional performance of terry fabrics. Initially, different constructions of terry towels were used to study their water absorption behavior, physical, and mechanical properties according to the standard procedures. The effects of pile yarn count, pile length, number of picks per pile loop and number of picks/cm on these physical and mechanical properties of 100% cotton terry towels were investigated and compared by using ANOVA analysis. It was found that moisture absorption behavior of terry fabrics mainly depends on pile length, weft densities and number of picks per pile loop of terry fabrics. Water management properties showed a great improvement after washing. It was found that decreasing number of picks/cm and increasing number of picks /pile loop causes an improvement on the breathability of terry fabrics. It was concluded that increasing number of picks /cm causes an increase in high resistance to bending in weft direction while increasing pile length causes an increase in high resistance to bending in both warp and weft direction. The results also proved that increasing the number of picks per pile loop creates an improvement in tear strength as the terry fabric structure becomes more open and hence the yarns have more free space to pass or slip until they are broken. Appropriate conclusions about the influence of the investigated parameters on physical and mechanical properties of terry fabrics were made.