Development of creative products from handwoven silk

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to produce a prototype of a hand-woven silk bag with water repelling finishing. This research studied the optimum conditions and properties of handwoven silk finishing with two types of water repellent reagents such as fluorocarbon reagent (FC) and fluorocarbon free reagent (FCF), design and made-up the prototype of hand-woven silk bags that finished with water repellent reagents and study satisfaction of respondents with this product. The results showed that both types of water repellent reagents had the same optimum conditions at a concentration of 70 g/l, compressed the fabric with the padding. machine at 75 % pick up, dry at 120 °C for 2 minutes, followed by curing at 165 °C for 2 minutes. Fabrics finished with FCF have better water repellent property, color intensity (K/S) and tear strength than fabrics finished with FCF. Fabrics finished with FCF had a contact angle of 141.2 degree, color intensity (K/S) 20.81, tear strength in weft yarn 97.47 N, 63.6 N of warp, and fastness for 3 cycles of washing. The fabric finished with FC had a contact angle of 135.3 degree, color intensity (K/S) 13.6, tear strength in weft yarn 97.03 N, 60.57 N of warp yarn, and fastness more than 5 cycles of washing. In the development of bag products, FCF was used because the bag is a product that does not require frequent washing and FCF was more environmentally friendly than FC. Assessing satisfaction with product prototypes by 152 respondents found that there was a high level of average satisfaction with the product, with satisfaction in aesthetics, suitability of materials, usability, and maintenance equal to 4.43 ± 0.76, 4.34. ±0.77, 4.38±0.74 and 4.38± 0.75 respectively.