ABSTRACT

The research question in this work is to document the effect of restored moisture on fiber and yarn quality parameters through textile processing. To answer this question, four target moisture conditions were undertaken in this experiment. There being a normal moisture, 8% moisture, 10 % moisture, and a variable moisture condition. The normal moisture condition represented cotton ginned under normal conditions at a gin not equipped with a moisture restoration/monitoring system. The total sample size was 16 bales. The test-bale cottons were then processed into yarns using common conventional textile equipment representative of equipment found in today's American textile industry.