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FASCICLE OF TEXTILES, LEATHERWORK, vol.19, no.1, pp.13-18, 2018 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)
Leno fabric pattern was first developed at the beginning of the 1900’s. Leno weaving structures,
which are net-like porous, also called gauze, cross or doup weave. There are several types of leno fabrics
which included plain and fancy lenos. Although, plain leno-weave structures is used mainly to make selvedge
in the industrial weaving machineries, the fancy leno-weave fabrics are used for home, industrial,
agricultural, medical and geo textiles and civil engineering applications, as well. Leno structures is woven by
special manufactured leno weaving to exemplify circular leno looms. In order to produce leno fabrics are used
leno heddle types. Essentially, lenos fabric is formed that one warp yarn is raised and passed over from one
side of adjacent warp yarn. When the two adjacent warp yarns is twisted, weft yarn is inserted them, as well.
Because of porous and entangled structures, they are lighter but stronger than plain structures. In this study,
Firstly, we have woven tube-like leno structure by modifying Automatic Sampling Loom. Secondly, it was
woven double layered tubular leno fabrics from different types of yarns by modifying standard automatic
sampling loom and measured the mechanical properties of resultant. In the last part of study, to investigate
surface characteristic feature more closely, we used a stereo microscope.