Improvement in jute fabric handle through biof inishing

the extent of modificati on and fab ric hand respectively. It is ob­ served that enzyme treatment causes consi derable reduc tion in protruding surf ace hairs on the fabric and impr ovement in softness of the fab ric. The treatment is found to improve the Fukurami and Numeri and reduce the Koshi and Harl. The total hand value of the fabric incr eases by more than 15 % for the sample treated with 4% (owf) enzyme at 50"C for 90 min and this condition is the best among the chosen conditions.