Method: Three fabrics (single jersey) were manufactured from the following yarns:
Perino Cirrus Blend (40% NZ brushtail possum, 40% cashmere & 20% mulberry silk)
100% cashmere
100% merino.
All yarns were 2/28Nm in thickness and all three were knitted into the same fabric measurement using a 12-gauge Shima Seiki knitting machine, with the same single jersey knit structure and tension.
Resistance to pilling was determined using ISO 12945-2: 2000: Determination of fabric propensity to surface fuzzing and to pilling using the modified Martindale method.
Result: Perino Cirrus fabric was more resistant to pilling than the two other fabrics.
Rubs
|
Perino Cirrus
|
100% Cashmere
|
100% Merino
|
|
Grade
|
Grade
|
Grade
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1000
|
4
|
1-2
|
2-3
|
2000
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
5000
|
2
|
1
|
1-2
|
Grade 5 - no change | Grade 1 - severe change
*This research was carried out by Clothing and Textiles Centre, University of Otago, New Zealand.