*Absorbency and Wicking Behaviour of Natural Fibre-Based Yarn and Fabric DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.102584*

#### **Table 3.**

*Wicking height of fabric samples (with codes) in different directions along with its constituent 2/20s Ne plied yarns (used as warp) and 20s Ne single yarns (used as weft).*


### **Table 4.**

*Wicking height of fabric samples (with codes) in different directions along with its constituent 2/30s Ne plied yarns (used as warp) and 30s Ne single yarns (used as weft).*

of 30s single yarn, which is not visible in plain weave fabric. The comparatively finer yarn composition could be the predominant factor for this behaviour.

The wicking behaviour of plain weave fabric is low when compared with both ply yarn and single yarn, as shown in **Table 5**, but when considering the twill weave, the wicking height in diagonal-way direction crosses the wicking height of warp-way direction, crosses the wicking height of single yarn and approaches the wicking height


#### **Table 5.**

*Wicking height of fabric samples (with codes) in different directions along with its constituent 2/40s Ne plied yarns (used as warp) and 40s Ne single yarns (used as weft).*

*Wicking phenomena in fabric for various directions such as (a) warp way, (b) weft way and (c) diagonal way.*

of ply yarn. This phenomenon might be caused by the angle of ply yarn and single yarn orientation in diagonal-way fabrics. The yarns are at a 45° angle in this orientation, which facilitates the wicking process rather than creating obstructions in the
