Investigation into and improvement of properties of flax-containing textiles

The problem of processing short-stapled flax in blends with cotton, viscose , and polyester on the standard cotton-spinning equipment is considered. Th e mechanical properties of blended yarn samples produced by the proposed te chnology are measured in order to assess the influence of blend composition on textile properties. The blended yarns are used for manufacturing knitte d fabric. The handle factor and physical-mechanical properties of the fabri cs are determined. The method of consecutive cluster analysis is employed i n order to evaluate the correlation between objective properties and the ha ndle factor of fabrics. The enzyme treatment of flax fibres by oxidoreducta ze has been used to improve the appearance of blended yarns and knitted fab ric.