Australian merino yarn is superior to Bharat merino and Chokla yarns in terms of unevenness, imperfections, tenacity and extension at break. Chokla yarn gives the highest Young's modulus, yarn to metal friction and hairiness, followed by Australian merino and Bharat merino. Modulus, yarn to metal friction and compressional properties of a yarn show good relation with their corresponding fibre properties. Chokla fabric gives considerably higher bending and shear rigidities, hysteresis, coefficient of friction and compressional energy than Bharat merino and Australian merino fabrics. The fabric extensibility, bending rigidity, compressional energy and coefficient of friction are positively correlated with the corresponding fibre and yarn properties. Fabrics produced from Australian merino and Bharat merino wool show quite similar primary hand values, except for slight differences in Numeri and Fukurami values. The Chokla fabric gives higher Koshi value than the other two fabrics, but lower Numeri and Fukurami values. The Australian merino and Bharat merino fabrics are quite similar in respect of THV for all kinds of men's wear applications whereas a significant difference between the THV of Australian merino and Chokla fabrics is observed. The Australian merino fabric is found to have superior hand for men's suit and slacks applications, while the Bharat merino fabric provides the best handle for jacket applications.
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