Manufacture of Folded and Twisted Paper Yarn

Abstract

The tourist sector in Mauritius is aiming at welcoming 2 million tourists by the year 2015 and coming up with creative ideas and products branded with 'Made in Mauritius' to boost the country's craft sector. This project looks into the manufacture of paper-yarn. Different types of paper were cut into ribbons of varying widths and converted into yarn by two methods: twisting and folding. The folds were made along the axis of a ribbon while twisting required prior moistening and was carried out on a modified yarn-twist measuring device. The relationship between the number of folds/twists and the strength of the resulting paper yarn was investigated. Yarn of high quality can be obtained by twisting ribbons of relatively smaller widths or folding relatively wider ribbons. The yarn can be used for manufacturing craft products.

Highly flame retardant photocured paper coatings and printability behavior

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Enhanced Knittability of Paper Yarn from the Swedish Forest by Using Textile Finishing Materials

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Mechanical-Property-Based Comparison of Paper Yarn with Cotton, Viscose, and Polyester Yarns

“…The use of paper as a raw material for yarn production has many advantages. Firstly, paper is a renewable and eco-friendly material made from cellulose (Chummun and Rosunee 2012). In addition, demand for paper is currently decreasing because many people now read the newspapers, pay bills, etc., via the Internet; this behavioural change has created overcapacities in the pulp and paper industry, inspiring searches for new business opportunities.…”

“…At the end of these processes, the fibre length is approximately 3.5 mm and the width is 16-35 µm. The cross-section can vary from round to oval (Chummun and Rosunee 2012;Park and Lee 2013). Hence, a paper is produced that can be processed into a yarn, which can then be manufactured into a textile fabric.…”

“…Paper yarn produced in this way may constitute an environmentally friendly alternative to cotton and oil-based synthetic fibres (Chummun and Rosunee 2012;Park and Lee 2013). No hazardous substances are emitted from the manufacturing process and paper yarn can be recycled biologically in an environmentally friendly cycle.…”