International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology: Volume 15 Issue 3/4

Determining reaction abilities of sewing machine operators in joining curved seams

Snjezˇana Firsˇt Rogale, Zvonko Dragcˇevic´, Dubravko Rogale

In accordance with his/her psycho‐physical abilities and degree of skill, regulating system in the operator's brain will match the speed of sewing operations, e.g. actual machine…

Load‐adapted 3D‐reinforcement by means of function‐adjusted ready‐making process

Claudia Herzberg, Sybille Krzywinski, Hartmut Rödel

Complex material requirements for high‐technology applications increasingly demand the use of hybrid material structures with properties tailored to the lines of loading…

Mechanical properties of sewing stitch performed in frozen state

Gojko Nikolic´, Zˇeljko Sˇomođi, Diana Franulic´ Sˇaric´

The proposed solution for increased automation in clothing production by freezing the textile involves sewing operations in frozen state. The realistic applicability of such…

The evaluation of fused knitted systems stability

Eugenija Strazdiene, Matas Gutauskas

The aim of the presented research is to apply the method of punch deformation for the simulation of textile systems behaviour in serve conditions and on the basis of it create…

Engineering the drapability of textile fabrics

George K. Stylios, Norman J. Powell

The drape attributes of fabrics, number of folds, depth of folds and evenness of folds were measured together with the drape coefficient. The relationship between these…

Dynamics of moisture vapour and liquid water transfer through composite textile structures

Natalya Suprun

A combination of two semipermeable microporous hydrophilic polymer films, inserted between two different fabrics (internal and external), proposed for some kinds of protective…

Some aspects of medical clothing manufacturing

Natalya Suprun, Victoria Vlasenko, Yulia Ostrovetchkhaya

On the basis of data of interrogation, the peculiarities of a dentist's requirements of medical clothes were defined. The most significant quality parameters of textiles for such…

Investigations of the relation between fabric mechanical properties and behaviour

Daniela Zavec Pavlinic´, Jelka Geršak

In transforming fabrics into garment it is necessary to know, besides the manner of processing, the behaviour of the fabric in particular manufacturing processes. It is necessary…

Determination of the sewing thread friction coefficient

Darja Zˇunicˇ‐Lojen, Jelka Gersˇak

The quality of sewing threads, as defined by their mechanical and physical properties, is connected with seam quality and seam strength. Seam quality and seam appearance depend…

Testing electrostatic properties of polyurethane coated textiles used for protective clothing

Nada Hainsˇ, Vera Frisˇcˇic´, Dubravka Gordosˇ

The objective of the study was to test the electrostatic properties of textiles used for protective clothing worn in flammable and potentially explosive environment. The…

Surface roughness of heat protective clothing textiles

Jirˇí Militky´, Vladimír Bajzík

The surface roughness is one of the main parts of hand prediction. Classical method of surface roughness measurements is based on the surface profile measurement. Characteristic…

Influence of the sterilisation process on the tactile feeling of surgical gowns

Flora Philippe, Maria José Abreu, Laurence Schacher, Dominique C. Adolphe, Maria Elisabete Cabeço Silva

More and more disposable goods are available in surgical rooms. Rules and standards have been proposed in order to prevent infection from patient to surgical team and vice versa…

Numerical simulation of textile flexibility testing

Željko Šomodi, Anica Hursa, Dubravko Rogale

A non‐linear numerical simulation of a standard procedure for textile flexibility testing is performed using discretised beam bending model. Geometric non‐linearity due to large…

The physical properties of the surface of apparel made from flax and polyester fibres

Małgorzata Zimniewska, Marina Michalak, Izabella Krucińska, Bogusław Więcek

In this paper, the clothes made of synthetic and natural fibres were tested. The characteristics of selected physical parameters such as temperature, electrical resistance…

Evolutionary algorithms aided textile design

Darko Grundler, Tomislav Rolich

Fabric design has always been a matter of inspiration, depending mostly upon man's ingenuity and creativity. The authors suggest that creation of fabric patterns using evolution…

Magic World of Textiles

Zvonko Dragcevic