A correlation study of subjective sensorial evaluation and objective softness measurement of wool fabrics
conference contribution
posted on 2010-01-01, 00:00authored byA Broega, Lijing Wang, M Cabco-Silva, Xungai Wang
Comfort is one of the most important aspects of clothing, especially for next-to-skin garments such as shirts and trousers for summer. Sensorial comfort has a strong relationship with both the mechanical and surface properties of apparel fabric. A comfortable textile material should have properties of softness, smooth surface or texture, be pleasant to touch and very flexible. When assessing fabric handle subjectively, the assessor usually strokes the fabric surface with one or several fingers and squash the fabric gently in hand. Thus, the perception of such handle includes complex parameters of compression, tactile sensation and textural effect. In this work, we attempted to use a simple technique of objectively evaluating fabric softness related properties, by measuring the force required to pull a fabric strip through a series of parallel pins (the pulling force). We also subjectively rated the fabric handle. The correlation analysis showed very good agreement between the fabric pulling force and subjective hand rating.
History
Event
International Wool Research Conference (12th : 2010 : Shanghai, China)
Pagination
1 - 4
Publisher
Donghua University
Location
Shanghai, China
Place of publication
Shanghai, China
Start date
2010-10-19
End date
2010-10-22
ISBN-13
9787506468329
Language
eng
Publication classification
E1 Full written paper - refereed; E Conference publication
Copyright notice
2010, Donghua University
Title of proceedings
IWRC 2010 : Proceedings of the 12th International Wool Research Conference Vol. 1 : Low-carbon Era, Ecological Wool, Creative Tech, Better Life