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Substituting recycled for virgin cotton yarn in open-structured woven fabrics does not systematically compromise breathability, and their mechanical and comfort properties can be highly controlled through weave structure and pattern complexity to meet functional performance criteria. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To investigate structure-property relationships in open-structured fancy weaves manufactured from recycled versus virgin cotton yarn for household textile applications.

September 2, 2026Waste Management & Research The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy

Sustainable fabric engineering: A study on open-structured woven fabrics using recycled yarns

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HJHafsa JamshaidNational Textile University RMRajesh MishraCzech University of Life Sciences Prague NANaseer AhmadQuaid-i-Azam University

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Experimental study demonstrates comparable breathability and controllable mechanical performance in recycled cotton open weaves, indicating their viability for sustainable household textiles.

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To investigate structure-property relationships in open-structured fancy weaves manufactured from recycled versus virgin cotton yarn for household textile applications.
Applied a full-factorial design of experiments to systematically evaluate four factors: yarn type (recycled vs. virgin cotton), weave structure (e.g., Mock Leno, Huckaback), pattern complexity (move number), and construction parameters.
Conducted analysis of variance (ANOVA) to assess the impact of structural and material parameters on physical, mechanical (tensile strength, tear resistance, stiffness, elongation), and comfort (air permeability, moisture management, thermal resistance) properties.
Weave type exerted the strongest significant influence on air permeability (coefficient = −37.91, p = 0.000), whereas yarn type showed no significant effect (coefficient = −4.53, p = 0.404), demonstrating that recycled yarn maintains breathability.
Mechanical properties (strength, tear, stiffness) and moisture management were highly predictable and controllable via yarn, weave, move number, and construction choices (R² > 95%, Predicted R² > 90%).
Thermal resistance was essentially independent of the design variables (R² = 12.54%, Predicted R² = 0.00%), and elongation in warp and weft directions was difficult to predict reliably (Predicted R² = 0.00% and 11.98%, respectively).

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Jamshaid et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a97e2d9c562ede874ec727a https://doi.org/10.1177/0734242x261477671

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Experimental study demonstrates comparable breathability and controllable mechanical performance in recycled cotton open weaves, indicating their viability for sustainable household textiles.

Sustainable fabric engineering: A study on open-structured woven fabrics using recycled yarns

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Sustainable fabric engineering: A study on open-structured woven fabrics using recycled yarns

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