.... © MCB UP Limited 1997 Fabric Garments Tests Textiles Disposable nappies are improving rapidly in the personal care market. Nappies come in contact with the skin. Non‐wovens are used for nappies and consumers are concerned as to whether these cause dermatitis. The water transport...

... 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 thread, the sewing...

...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...

... 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. Both the heat and moisture transfer of a fabric can be related to the wet or damp sensation. First, the thermal properties...

..., 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. © MCB UP Limited 1997 Clothing industry Fabrics Materials handling Sewing Tests Nowadays, most garments...

... is defined as follows in the case of real life in which the boundary layer is usually turbulent: Nu = 0.026 Re^0.81 Pr^0.33. (2) © MCB UP Limited 1997 Clothing industry Fabric Tests Wind power It is clear from Part 1 of this paper that the water vapour transfer...

... fabrics, poromeric polyurethane‐laminated fabrics, and polyurethane coated fabrics. Clothing industry Fabric Tests The requirement to study water vapour transfer through clothing fabrics arises from the phenomenon of the human body continually losing water, mostly by evaporation from the skin...

... 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. Clothing Fabric Tests Investigation of fabric deformations under different loading conditions Milanka D. Nikolic...

...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...

...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...

... 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. © MCB UP Limited 1995 Clothing industry Fabric Manufacturing Tests Wool Importance...

...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...

... Membrane Roofs , International Journal of Solids Structure, Vol. 11, 1975, pp. 477-92. 50 © MCB UP Limited 1994 Fabric Tests ...

... 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...

... 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...

.... 6. De Jong, S., Snaith, J.W. and Michie, N.A., Textile Resource Journal, Vol. 56, 1986, p. 759. 43 © MCB UP Limited 1994 Fabric Tests ...

... 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. Fabric Lighting Regression analysis Tests © MCB UP Limited 1994...

... 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...