The designed fabric specifications and setting
parameters on the loom are listed in Table 2.
In the fabric manufacturing, the weft density (w)
was set as 17, 23 and 29 picks/cm, respectively, for
the sensitivity study of the two kinds of fabrics
(1818 warpswefts honeycomb weave and 22
warpswefts plain weave), as shown in Table 2. The
warp density value (j, ends/cm) was constant
(21 ends/cm) due to the fixed number of yarns on the
weaver’s beam, the reed number and the number of
ends per dent. The warp and weft were all plied yarns
to undertake the high tension during the weaving
process.