Against repeated washing and drying, VORTEX produces the minimal quantity of lint. This is one of VORTEX’s unique features never seen in other types of yarn, and comes from its yarn structure with less hairiness and firmly retaining yarn inside.
VORTEX is also resistant to washing, hardly causing fiber loss, size changes, skewness or color fading, so many fabric manufacturers highly evaluate this feature.
Ne40/1 (15/1 tex)
Rayon 100% of VORTEX
Ne40/1 (15/1 tex)
Rayon 100% of Ring yean
Ne13/1 (45/1 tex)
Carded cotton of VORTEX
Ne13/1 (45/1 tex)
Carded Cotton of OE-Rotor yern
Single Jersey
Combed cotton 100% Ne 40/1 (15/1 tex)
JIS L1018D Method Japan, 2002
Single Jersey
Combed cotton 100% Ne 40/1 (15/1 tex)
JIS L1018G Method hung-dry, Japan, 2002
5.0 = Negligible or no color alteration.
4.0 = Slight color alteration.
3.0 = Noticeable color alteration.
2.0 = Considerable color alteration.
1.0 = Much color alteration.
Polyester 100% Ne 12/1 (50/1 tex)
AATC Test Method 61, U.S., 2001

Compared to a Ring-yarn towel, a VORTEX towel has a lower lint shedding rate. The bulkiness of a towel repeatedly used is maintained longer than a Ring-yarn towel.
Cotton 100% pile Ne 20/1 (30/1 tex)
Lint shedding rate: Accumulated lint
(tested at Japan Towel Inspection Foundation, 2004)
Lawson-Hemphil lint tester
Testing speed: 150m/min, Japan, 2001
Less hairiness: experimental data Resistance to  pilling: experimental data Moisture absorption: experimental data Washresistance: experimental data
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