It affects the spirality of knitted fabrics and skewness of woven fabrics.
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It was found that tightness factor has a direct influence on knitted fabric spirality with a high degree of correlation.
A.K.M. Mobarok Hossain 2011, 'INFLUENCE OF FABRIC TIGHTNESS ON SPIRALITY OF WEFTKNITTED PLAIN COTTON FABRIC', Annals of the University of Oradea: Fascicle of Textiles, Leatherworkhttp://textile.webhost.uoradea.ro/Annals/Vol%20XII-Nr1-2011.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)