Eri is cultivated silk. It is not reelable. It is used for the production of spun yarn only. Importance of eri can not be underestimated as a fine textile fibre. It has got certain excellent textile properties and is unique in many respects. Eri fibre can supplement high quality imported wool to a great extent for producing various kinds of woven and knitted products. In the present study, attempts have been made to evaluate some mechanical properties as well as thermal insulation value of different set of eri fabric and compared with cotton fabric in order to see how far eri is applicable as apparel. It has been found that tensile property, fabric assistance and T.I.V. value of eri fabric is better than cotton fabric. Weight loss during abrasion is lower in case of eri fabric. For open structured fabric, drapeability of eri fabric is found to be comparable with cotton fabric, but for fabric of higher construction, eri fabric becomes stiff.
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