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The document discusses pilling, which refers to small balls of fiber that form on fabric due to wear and abrasion. It describes several causes of pilling and methods to reduce or minimize it, such as using high-twisted yarn, brushing the fabric surface, chemical treatments, and special spinning processes. The document also outlines a standard test method called the ICI Box Pilling Test, where fabric samples are tumbled together in a cork-lined box for 18,000 revolutions to assess the degree of pilling on a 5-point scale.

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Pilling

The document discusses pilling, which refers to small balls of fiber that form on fabric due to wear and abrasion. It describes several causes of pilling and methods to reduce or minimize it, such as using high-twisted yarn, brushing the fabric surface, chemical treatments, and special spinning processes. The document also outlines a standard test method called the ICI Box Pilling Test, where fabric samples are tumbled together in a cork-lined box for 18,000 revolutions to assess the degree of pilling on a 5-point scale.

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Pilling

A pill, colloquially known as bobble,fuzzball,


or lint ball is a small ball of fibers that forms
Pilling Test of Fabric on a piece of cloth. 'Pill' is also a verb for the
formation of such balls.

MD ABUL KALAM AZAD

Pilling Causes of Pilling


Due to wear and abrasion.
Due to rubbing action of fabric with particular
parts of garments and body.
Due to soft twisted yarn.
Due to excess short fibres.
Due to migration of fibres from constituent
yarn in fabric.
Due to protruding fibre / yarn hairiness.
Due to heat in case of thermoplastic fibres.
Reduction Or Minimizing Pilling Reduction Or Minimizing Pilling
By using high twisted yarn. By reducing migration of fibres by means of
By brushing and cropping of the fabric surface Air Jet spinning process.
to remove loose fibre ends. By increasing inter-fiber friction.
By using singeing process to reduce yarn By increasing linear density of the fibre.
hairiness, longer fibres. By using a high number of threads per unit
By using anti pilling technique. length.
By special chemical treatment such as
adhesive, anti-rubbing agent.

ICI BOX PILLING TEST Test Specimen


Specimen for Pilling Test Procedure
For this test four specimens each 5 inch X 5 Two specimens with the seam parallel to the warp
and two with the seam parallel to the weft.
inch are cut from the fabric. Each specimen is turned inside out and 6mm cut off
A seam allowance of 12mm is marked on the each end of it thus removing any sewing distortion.
back of each square. In two of the samples the The fabric tubes made are then mounted on rubber
tubes so that the length of tube showing at each end
seam is marked parallel to the warp direction is the same. Each of the loose ends is taped with
and in the other two parallel to the weft poly (vinyl chloride) (PVC) tape so that 6mm of the
direction. rubber tube is left exposed as shown in Figure.
The samples are then folded face to face and a
seam is sewn on the marked line.

Procedure Assessment :
RATIN DESCRIPTI POINTS TO BE TAKEN INTO
All four specimens are then placed in one G ON CONSIDERATION
pilling box. 5 No Change No Visual Change
The samples are then tumbled together in a 4 Slight Change Slight Surface Fuzzing
cork-lined box as shown in Figure.
3 Moderate The specimen may exhibit one or both of the
The usual number of revolutions used in the Change following :
test is 18,000 which take 5 hrs. (a) Moderate fuzzing
(b) Isolated fully formed pills
2 Significant Distinct fuzzing and / or pilling
Change
1 Severe Dense fuzzing and / or pilling which covers
Change which covers the specimen

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