..., compliance of outer fabrics and fusible interlinings and fabric formability on the degree of rippling. Suggests preventive measures to avoid rippling in fused garment parts. Clothing industry Fabrics Materials handling Sewing Tests Nowadays, most garments are fused in certain areas. Rippling...

...Jelka Gerˇsak Considers the complexity of a problem of thread’s rheological properties evaluation, and evaluates the visco‐elastic properties of a thread on the basis of static tests using numerical methods. Describes a new software package VILKUS which was designed and programmed for this purpose...

... 1997 Clothing industry Garments Sewing Tests The penetration force of the sewing needle is the quantitative measure of the damage which appears in the garment as the result of the sewing process[ 1 , 2 , 3 ]. To get a better look at this process, knowledge of the fabric, the used...

... of the friction between the wet fabric and artificial skin. The speed of moisture transmission measured by the simulation test is one of the parameters used to evaluate the clammy feeling. In this study, we attempt to clarify the effect of moisture in various fibre materials on the sensation of dampness...

... sensor. © MCB UP Limited 1997 Fabric Garments Tests Textiles The KN‐301W equation has the ability to evaluate the hand quality of top sheet non‐wovens[ 2 ]. It was also confirmed that the KN‐301W equation has the ability to evaluate the hand quality of dry nappies using only...

.... Twenty‐nine waterproof breathable fabrics which are used to construct sportswear and foul weather garments were randomly chosen to be tested under various environmental conditions. The fabrics were grouped together by reference to manufacturing methods irrespective of their brand names; five polyurethane...

... is given by[ 16 ]: © MCB UP Limited 1997 Clothing industry Fabric Tests Wind power It is clear from Part 1 of this paper that the water vapour transfer rate from the internal side of a fabric to the external environment is directly proportional to the vapour pressure difference...

... water content. Notes that the fibre crimp is also an important parameter for wool fibre assembly at high water content as well as standard condition. © MCB UP Limited 1996 Furniture Tests Wool The effect of moisture transfer on the compression The effect of moisture transfer properties...

... diagrams. On the basis of imposed analysis claims it can be stated that elastic deformation component predominates while no plastic deformation exists at lower values of tensile force. © MCB UP Limited 1996 Clothing Fabric Tests Investigation of fabric deformations under different loading...

... of the relevant mechanical and physical properties of the test fabrics. Evaluates properties using both the Kawabata Evaluation System (KES) and Fabric Assurance by Simple Testing (FAST) sets of instruments. Importance of mechanical and Importance of fabric properties physical properties of fabrics...

...Pier Giorgio Minazio Describes the FAST system, developed by CSIRO for quality control and assurance of fabrics. FAST, or Fabric Assurance by Simple Testing, consists of a series of instruments and test methods which are inexpensive, robust and simple to use. It measures properties which...

...Prasad Potluri; Isaac Porat; John Atkinson Fabric testing has progressed from subjective hand evaluation to very sophisticated instrumental techniques. Examines past developments and suggests some future directions in this area. Reports research work being pursued by the present authors...

... made to find out the relationship between the least distinguishable distance and reflectance coefficient. © MCB UP Limited 1994 Fabric Tests VOLUME 6 NUMBER 2/3 1994 A Study of Factors Affecting Fabric Cover-shelter Properties Shi Meiwu, Lai Kan, Yao Mu and Zhang Yan North-west Institute...

... composition analysis. Using regression analysis with the results of subjective evaluation, finds that fabric lustre has distinct regional distribution on the figures of M1 and M2, so it can be used as a general test method. © MCB UP Limited 1994 Fabric Lighting Regression analysis Tests...

... are strongly related to features of the shapes of fabric compressional curves. According to the principal component analysis, the first and second principal components can explain almost all the information about fabric compressional property. © MCB UP Limited 1994 Fabric Tests VOLUME 6 NUMBER 2...

...Sachiko Sukigara; Hiroko Yokura; Masako Niwa Non‐recovery of wool Futon padding was investigated by compression and creep tests. Simulation tests are also carried out to use the minuter model Futon. Fibre crimp was found to be an important parameter to be considered in the non‐recovery of Futon...

... with those of the theoretical and discusses their effectiveness. States that the present analysis is effective for approximate investigations. © MCB UP Limited 1994 Fabric Tests INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLOTHING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY An Analysis of the Fluttering of a Membrane Suspended...

... Limited 1994 Fabric Tests INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLOTHING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Influence of Wool Content on Properties of Blended Fabrics Ji rí Militk´y and Vladimír Bajzík Department of Textile Materials, Textile Faculty, Technical University, Liberec, Czech Republic Introduction Wool...

... systems. Reports the results of measurement of water absorption in two‐ and multi‐layered fabric systems using apparatus based on the pressure sensor method. Concludes with a list of results obtained by analysis with the finite element method. © MCB UP Limited 1994 Fabric Tests VOLUME 6...

... to the sewing conditions. © MCB UP Limited 1994 Tests Regression analysis INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLOTHING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY A Study of Thread Tensions on a Lockstitch Sewing Machine (Part I) F.B.N. Ferreira Universidade do Minho, Azurem, Portugal S.C. Harlock Department of Textile...