...G.A.V. Leaf A procedure for estimating the low‐strain mechanical properties of plain woven fabrics is presented. A quantity prominent in the equations is the contact length at the yarn cross‐over, which has not been estimated till the moment. A consideration of Peirce's rigid thread model leads...

...G.A.V. Leaf The paper briefly reviews the results of previously published analytical studies of the mechanics of plain woven fabrics, and shows how these can be used to determine how the various properties (extension, bending, shear) are related to each other. © MCB UP Limited 2002...

...Jerzy Zajaczkowski Torsional vibrations of a shaft induced by a zigzag mechanism in a sewing machine with an oscillatory hook are studied in this paper. The dynamic equations of the motion are derived using the principle of virtual work. The discrete forms of the functions relating the motion...