In life, the pilling of clothes is the most embarrassing. The new clothes that have been worn for a few days have a hair ball on one arm. It is a pity to abandon them, and it is uncomfortable to wear. Cough...why do clothes pilling, and which fabrics are easy to pilling? What factors can cause clothes to pill? Is pilling of clothes a quality issue? When you buy clothes next time, can you carefully screen to avoid this situation? Today, Xiaobian will help you summarize the relevant knowledge of clothes pilling.
Why does the fabric pill?
1.Determined by the characteristics of the fabric
The basic reason for pilling is mainly related to the choice of fabric.
Fiber properties have a great influence on fabric pilling, especially the mechanical properties of fibers. In addition, fiber length, fineness, and morphology and surface properties also have a greater relationship with fabric pilling. Yarn is formed by twisting and cohesion of various fibers. The length of the fibers constituting the yarn should be uniform, and its cohesion is strong, so there is little pilling. The uneven length of the fibers that make up the yarn is prone to pilling.
Chemical fiber is easy to pilling, and the pilling degree is nylon > acrylic > polyester. Chemical fiber has high strength and high flexural resistance, which makes the fiber not easy to fall off and tangle into balls on the surface of textiles. Polyester-cotton fabrics are also prone to pilling. Due to the strength of polyester fiber, polyester-cotton is entangled with the hairiness of cotton fiber and is difficult to fall off, thus forming the pilling phenomenon we have seen.
Both staple fiber textiles and wool products have the commonality of pilling. The fabric is first fluffed, and the plush gathers together to form pilling. Any short fiber will pill, and the pilling of polyester staple fiber is the most serious. This is mainly due to the high strength and buckling properties of polyester, which makes the formed balls less likely to fall off the fibers. Polyester staple fibers are rarely used alone, and are used in blends with other fibers such as cotton, but the pilling is still very strong. If it is a fabric made of polyester filament, it is less likely to pilling. Sports fabrics such as down jackets and general jerseys are all filaments. Due to the low strength of cotton fibers, the hairiness has already fallen off before it is tangled together, so we do not see its pilling phenomenon.
Textiles with low yarn twist are more prone to pilling. Low twist can be understood as: the hemp rope is not twisted tightly. The low-twist yarn fiber bundles are not tightly bound together, and the woven textile will be softer and more comfortable, but the corresponding fibers are more likely to rub against each other and become tangled into balls.
Fabrics that are not tightly structured are more likely to pill. In comparison, knitted fabrics are more prone to pilling than woven fabrics. The tightness of the fabric: satin < twill < plain. Their pilling degree decreases in order. If the fabric is fluffy, there are few interlacing points, the float is long, and the loop length of the knitted fabric is long, the amount of fluff and the length of the fluff will increase. The same type of fabric, the tighter the organizational structure, the less likely it is to pilling.
In woven fabrics, plain weave fabrics have many interlacing points, and the fibers are more tightly bound, so the pilling phenomenon of plain weave fabrics is less than that of twill fabrics, and that of satin weave fabrics is easier than that of twill fabrics. In knitted fabrics, when the yarn count and stitch length are the same, the pilling of rib knitted fabrics is more serious than that of weft jersey knitted fabrics. This is because although the stitch length is the same, the number of stitches of weft jersey knitted fabrics per unit area is higher than that of rib knitted fabrics. The fabric has more loops (that is, more knitting points), and its structure is tighter than that of rib knitted fabrics. Different organizational structures have different surface flatness. Fabrics with uneven surfaces are prone to pilling, such as jacquard fabrics, which are relatively prone to pilling.
In fact, no matter what the fabric of the clothes will pilling, but the degree of pilling is different.
2.Friction electrostatic pilling
Due to the poor hygroscopicity of some chemical fibers, static electricity is easily generated in the process of drying and continuous friction. The static electricity makes the surface hairiness of the short fiber fabric upright, thus creating conditions for pilling. For example, the static electricity of polyester can easily absorb foreign particles and cause pilling.
Different types of textiles are also prone to pilling when they are worn, or when the fabrics are improperly matched against each other. Reasonable matching of clothes with different fabrics can effectively avoid the generation of hairballs. You can refer to the following matching suggestions: denim fabrics are pure cotton fabrics, and pure cotton fabrics are one of the fabrics with the best anti-static properties. Matching with denim items can reduce static electricity and effectively avoid hairballs. Tencel is a regenerated cellulose fiber with good hygroscopicity, and static electricity will quickly pass away. Therefore, choosing a single product containing Tencel can also have a good anti-static effect. Linen has always been an aristocrat in fabrics. It is not only light and comfortable to wear, but also less prone to electrostatic pilling. Matching with linen items will have the effect of reducing hairballs.
3.Improper pilling of washing or daily care
If the washing time is too long, the fabric fiber will be damaged, the fiber will break, and the possibility of pilling will increase; the washing temperature is too high (the suitable temperature is 20 to 45 degrees), and the detergent is wrong (neutral detergent is recommended), etc. Pilling. Proper care and dressing can reduce pilling.