Ultrafine wools: comfort and handle properties for next-to-skin knitwear and manufacturing performance Tester, David, McGregor, Bruce A. and Staynes, Laurie 2015, Ultrafine wools: comfort and handle properties for next-to-skin knitwear and manufacturing performance, Textile research journal, vol. 85, no. 11, pp. 1181-1189, doi: 10.1177/0040517514547209. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads tester-ultrafinewools-post-2015.pdf Author's post print application/pdf 4.42MB 72 Title Ultrafine wools: comfort and handle properties for next-to-skin knitwear and manufacturing performance Author(s) Tester, David McGregor, Bruce A. orcid.org/0000-0002-4574-4236 Staynes, Laurie Journal name Textile research journal Volume number 85 Issue number 11 Start page 1181 End page 1189 Total pages 9 Publisher Sage Publications Place of publication Princeton, N.J. Publication date 2015-07 ISSN 0040-5175 Keyword(s) fabric mass per unit area fiber properties sensory evaluations wearer trial Wool ComfortMeter Wool HandleMeter Science & Technology Technology Materials Science, Textiles Materials Science SUPERFINE MERINO WOOL FABRIC-EVOKED PRICKLE KNITTED FABRICS CASHMERE FIBER YARNS ATTRIBUTES CURVATURE LUXURY Summary This study aimed to quantify the skin comfort and handle properties of a range of wool fabrics produced from ultrafine wool (13.7–15.1 µm) and in doing so determine if differences in fiber diameter and staple crimp frequency (5.3–7.1 crimps/cm) were important in these properties. The fabrics were evaluated using a range of subjective and objective measurement techniques, including the Wool ComfortMeter, the Wool HandleMeter and in wearer trials. This work indicated that single jersey fabrics made from ultrafine wool are approaching the limit of objective and subjective evaluation of next-to-skin comfort. The results from the Wool ComfortMeter, Wool HandleMeter and the wearer trial show that there were no significant effects that can be attributed to wool staple crimp (fiber curvature) in these ultrafine wool fabrics. The work also demonstrated a difference in the manufacturing response when knitted fabric made from wools of different fiber diameter (13.7–23.7 µm), and using yarns of the same count, resulted in a progressively higher fabric mass per unit area as mean fiber diameter was progressively reduced. Language eng DOI 10.1177/0040517514547209 Field of Research 091012 Textile Technology Socio Economic Objective 860401 Clothing HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal ERA Research output type C Journal article Copyright notice ©2015, Sage Publications Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30073934 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Institute for Frontier Materials Open Access Collection GTP Research Related Links Link Description Connect to Elements publication management system Go to link with your DU access privileges   Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Thu, 18 Jun 2015, 17:59:31 EST Thu, 18 Jun 2015, 18:00:04 EST Thu, 18 Jun 2015, 18:02:55 EST Fri, 19 Jun 2015, 05:02:34 EST Tue, 23 Jun 2015, 11:40:21 EST Wed, 01 Jul 2015, 06:09:41 EST Fri, 03 Jul 2015, 11:53:28 EST Fri, 03 Jul 2015, 11:54:59 EST Mon, 02 Nov 2015, 11:38:51 EST Mon, 02 Nov 2015, 11:40:30 EST Mon, 02 Nov 2015, 11:42:12 EST Wed, 06 Dec 2017, 06:15:28 EST Fri, 07 Sep 2018, 17:34:16 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 10 times in TR Web of Science Cited 11 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 401 Abstract Views, 76 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Thu, 18 Jun 2015, 18:02:55 EST