THE COMPARISON OF PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF ANATOLIAN NATIVE GOAT DOWN FIBERS WITH CASHMERE

Authors : Fatma Göktepe, Gülçin Canipek, M. Ihsan Soysal

Pages : 11-21

Doi:10.32710/tekstilvekonfeksiyon.425888

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Publication Date : 2019-03-26

Article Type : Research

Abstract :Very fine and soft down-hair fibers of native goats can have a potential as a valuable raw-material source for high quality products. Therefore, down-hair fibers were collected from native goats raised in different regions of Turkey, then their physical properties were analyzed and results were compared with cashmere fibers. Along with mean fiber diameter and its variation, single fiber length and its variation, which are the most important parameters regarding spinnability of a textile fiber, this work reports for the first time fiber scale characteristics of Anatolian native goat down-hair fibers. In this respect, scale pattern, mean scale frequency, cuticle scale height, curvature, crimp frequency were analyzed as well as fiber tenacity and breaking elongation properties. The economical potential of these down-hair fibers in Turkey were also investigated. The results show that these native goat down-hair fibers, that have been wasted mostly, have very similar properties to cashmere fibers with adequate properties for spinnability, hence they have potential for high-quality textile products as a substitute for cashmere fiber. 
Keywords : Luxury fibers, rare fibers, cashmere, native hair-goat, down-hair fiber