What is the pilling resistance of the fabric?

Pilling is the gradual appearance of small fiber balls on the surface of textiles, which occurs quickly in areas of severe friction, making the wear resistance of textiles worse. Therefore, a reasonable and objective evaluation of the pilling resistance of textiles is of great benefit to the exploration and production of qualified textiles.

There are many test methods for pilling resistance, by simulating the environment in which small balls are produced on the surface of the fabric under friction during the daily wearing and washing process. We can see that various standards have been proposed for different needs, such as American standards, European standards, Chinese standards and customer standards.

Generally speaking, the testing method is adopted according to the product category, consumer demand, place of origin, etc. Therefore, testing methods vary from country to country. Such as ICI pilling box method, Martindale abrasion Tester method, random tumbling pilling method, elastic gasket method, circular trajectory method, etc. For further consideration, in addition to the original form, other forms of specimens can be used to test the pilling resistance.