International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology: Volume 32 Issue 6

Extraction of natural colorants from Araucaria columnaris, Macaranga peltata and Averrhoa bilimbi for textile coloration

Tintu Jose Manicketh, Mannancheril Sebastian Francis

The paper aims to investigate the feasibility of developing natural dyes from the barks of Araucaria columnaris and leaves of Macaranga peltata, Averrhoa bilimbi. The paper also…

Nacre-mimetic CH/MMT fabrication coating on PET fabric for improving anti-dripping performance

Yinchun Fang, Xinhua Liu, Wenqing Fei

PET fiber is widely used in many fields, such as clothing and decorative materials. However, the high flammability and dripping problem restrict its applications. It is vital for…

Segmentation of defects in textile fabric with robust texture representation and total variation

Jian Zhou, Jianli Liu

Visual quality control on raw textile fabrics is a vital process in weaving factories to ensure their exterior quality (visual defects or imperfection) satisfying customer…

Influence of structure and stretch on air permeability of compression knits

Laima Muraliene, Daiva Mikucioniene

Air permeability has a valuable role in comfort parameters. It is known that air permeability of elastomeric yarns is firmly low. Despite that, usage of elastomeric inlay-yarns is…

Thermal comfort properties of weft knitted quilted fabrics

Sadaf Aftab Abbasi, Arzu Marmaralı, Gözde Ertekin

This paper investigates the thermal comfort properties of quilted (jersey cord) fabrics produced with different width of diamond pattern, different filling yarn linear density and…

Investigation on thermal comfort of the uniform for workers in tropical monsoon climates

Jingxian Xu, Huijuan Liu, Yunyi Wang, Jun Li

This study aims to investigate the heat transfer mechanism of the uniforms used by people working in hot, humid and windy environments. Furthermore, the effectiveness of an…

A review of UV radiation protection on humans by textiles and clothing

Asfandyar Khan, Ahsan Nazir, Abdur Rehman, Maryam Naveed, Munir Ashraf, Kashif Iqbal, Abdul Basit, Hafiz Shahzad Maqsood

This review deals with the pros and cons of ultraviolet (UV) radiation on human beings and the role of textile clothing and the chemicals used for textiles to protect from their…

The current status on 3D scanning and CAD/CAM applications in textile research

Ivana Špelic

In order to present a significant usage of the computer-aided design (CAD)/computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) systems in the apparel and textile industry, the current literature…

Patterns simulation in the 3D virtual stitching and try-on system

Guangzhou Zhu, Wenfang Song

The paper presents a method for the patterns simulation in the 3D virtual stitching and try-on system.

Computational modelling methods for sports bra–body interactions

Liang Ruixin, Joanne Yip, Winnie Yu, Lihua Chen, Newman Lau

The breasts are mainly fatty and connective tissues with no muscles that directly support them, so wearing sports bras is one of the most effective means of alleviating the…

Initiating android phone technology using QR codes to make innovative functional clothes

Reem M. Nofal

Android mobile phones are usually used in everyday life. QR (quick response) codes are one of the smart and interesting technologies to convey information fast and accurately…