...Bilel Najlaoui; Mohammed Albadrani Purpose The purpose of this study was to develop a multiobjective design optimization ( MDO ) of the nonlinear sewing mechanism ( SM ) behavior responsible for the stitch formation process in a typical sewing machine while considering joint clearances. Design...

... relating to this particular craft. The purpose of this paper is to design and produce an effective educational learning tool to teach mending skills. Design/methodology/approach To address the aims of this dissertation project, bricolage methodology and qualitative research methods have been used...

...Yoon Jin Ma; Helen Koo Purpose The purpose of this research is to investigate users’ expectations and preferences for transformable design functions of transformable party dresses to extend the life cycle of the clothing. With transformable design elements added to a party dress, a user can wear...

... and homely as possible can help to relieve negative emotions and improve the quality of life of the individuals. This paper aims to investigate this issue. Design/methodology/approach This study brought together care home residents, interior designers and textile manufacturers to research pattern design...

..., hindered. To maintain and extend the air gap, this study aims to propose a design method that involves placing spacer blocks underneath the garment to prevent the fabric from clinging directly to the skin. Design/methodology/approach To study the application of this design method, a series of T-shirts...

...Prabal Kumar Majumdar; Biswajit Saha Different periodic faults in yarns create different designs on fabric depending on the wavelength. In this paper, attempts have been made to develop a software program in Microsoft Visual Basic (version 6) to obtain some special effects or designs on fabrics...

... of the proposed solution will also be discussed with a future plan. © 2013 Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 licensed reuse rights only Sustainability Design Style RJTA Vol. 17 No. 2 2013 Consumer Acceptance of Sustainable Design Strategy for Reducing Raw Material without Sacrificing Style...

... that concentrate on product or outcome and the preparation of students for economic life. The paper describes the Masters course's broad disciplinary approach and its theoretical framework, drawn from design for sustainability. Through reference to student work, the paper goes on to set out some...

... (PSS), an emerging business concept in the sustainable design milieu, as a conduit for dematerialization in the apparel industry. The potential to sell fewer material apparel products and more services designed to enhance or support those products is a viable alternative. The authors correlate design...

...Holly McQuillan; Timo Rissanen; Julian Roberts The Cutting Circle is an international research initiative by fashion designers/patternmakers and educators Timo Rissanen, Julian Roberts and Holly McQuillan. By exploring alternative methods of making clothes and patterns, we have employed 'risky...

.... Innovation for the application of sound in fashion design has been undertaken in order to explore the creative possibilities of developing a sound-fashion-human interactive system. A series of experiments have been conducted and innovative prints are designed. A fashion collection has then been designed...

...W.J. XIA; M.C.F. NG. The concept of interactivity began with the expressive form of arts. Today, it has become a key topic of research in various design disciplines. Gradually, interactivity has become an incisive point that fuses art and design with technology. It is apparent that interactivity...

...Jocelyn H-C Chen Commercial fashion designers are usually focused on developing designs using color, fabric and style lines, whereas artistic fashion designers whose primary goal is innovation are keen on developing designs by means of a peculiar manner of presentation or a new conception of fabric...

... patterned prior to the weaving process, displayed bright colors and bold designs that offered wearers a new identity. The aesthetics of this textile, considered “moderne” or “mod,” set meisen designs apart from the rest of Japanese traditional textiles, generally known for their sophistication and subtlety...

... are considered very important for the agility of apparel enterprises. The Design subsystem is modeled. The methods of selecting agility parameters and their transposing in comparable units for quantification are also presented. © 2007 Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 licensed reuse rights only...

... influence the sales volume of vehicles. With the development of the world economy and the improvement of life, people pay more attention to the color and pattern design of a car's interior decoration. This paper deals with the principles of color design for industrial textiles with automobile interior...

... needs of the child patients, their parents and the paediatricians in designing the collection of the paediatiricans’ uni-sex clothes for hospital wear. A preliminary study was carried out with 61 child patients, 113 child patients’ parents and 24 paediatricins on the existing hospital gown and the ideal...

...Y.L Kwok; P.Y. Kong; J. Fan Swimwear is normally designed for swimming. It is should be modified to suit diving purpose as the body movement and the force applied by water to the wearers during diving are greatly different from those during swimming. Major problems of conventional swimwear during...

...Yi Lin Kwok; S.C. Harlock; A.Y.C. Tam; T.Y. Lo Based on the design of the garment described in Part I of this title, a hospital trial was undertaken with 10 premature infants. This paper presents the results of i) evaluation of the thermal regulatory performance of the garment and ii...

...KWOK Yi Lin; S.C. HARLOCK; A.Y.C. TAM; T.Y. LO This paper presents the design of clothing for premature infants. This includes the development of suitable designs by taking into account physiological requirements of premature infants together with the nursing practices that affect a premature...