International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology: Volume 34 Issue 1

The effect of repeated laundering on the softness and smoothness of terry-cloth towels using a sound spectrum analysis

Maruska Giselle Salvatierra Blaisdell, Changsang Yun

This study aims to examine the effect of laundering on the softness and smoothness of terry-cloth towels by different washing machine type, washing temperature, drying method and…

An identification method of cashmere and wool by the two features fusion

Yaolin Zhu, Jiayi Huang, Tong Wu, Xueqin Ren

The purpose of this paper is to select the optimal feature parameters to further improve the identification accuracy of cashmere and wool.

The pattern design of fabrics produced by three-channel rotor-spun colorful melange yarn

Bo Pan, Xiao Yi Yang, Rui Hua Yang

The purpose of this article is to design and make fabrics with colorful melange yarns spun by a three-channel rotor spinning machine.

Computer vision-based color sorting for waste textile recycling

Jie Zhou, Xingxing Zou, Wai Keung Wong

Efficient and high-accuracy intelligent color and material sorting systems are the main bottlenecks restricting the recycling of waste textiles. The mixing of waste textiles with…

The chameleonic garment integrated POF fabric with a tricolour LED and wearable device technology

Miao-Tzu Lin

The purpose of this article is to develop a smart illuminated polymeric optical fibre (POF) chameleonic garment, using a wearable device technology for camouflage or safety…

A sequential hybrid method to establish practical sizing systems based on anthropometric data

Amir Tjolleng, Kihyo Jung, Hyunsook Han, Hyunjung Han, Jayoung Cho

Size fit and economic efficiency are two crucial aspects that need to be considered in designing a sizing system. However, there could exist a trade-off between those aspects in…

Effect of production speed on polyester/nylon intermingled yarn and melange fabric properties

G.L.D. Wickramasinghe G.L.D. Wickramasinghe, Sameera Umesh Dolawatte, Isuru Udayanga Thebuwana, W.W.S. Sampath Botheju

The main objectives of this research work were to investigate the effect of production speed on intermingled yarn properties and melange fabric properties with special reference…

Study on properties of yak cashmere fiber

Xiaoxuan Qin, Lixin Qu

As one natural fiber, yak cashmere has been used more and more widely on textile processing due to its excellent warmth retention property. Yarn spinning is the first and the most…

Sensor and photovoltaic dual functions of a-Si:H solar cell in smart clothing and eyewear

Miao-Tzu Lin

Flexible hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si:H) solar cells have many advantages, including lower weight, good flexibility and light sensitivity. Moreover, a-Si:H solar cells can…

Comfortable pressure feeling and clothing pressure on abdomen

Tamaki Mitsuno, Ayaka Kai Yanagisawa

The present study obtained the topography of perceptible (a perfect-fit feeling) clothing pressures from the chest to groin, when a stretching material provided hoop tension to…

Clothing recognition based on deep sparse convolutional neural network

Jun Xiang, Ruru Pan, Weidong Gao

The paper aims to propose a novel method based on deep sparse convolutional neural network (CNN) for clothing recognition. A CNN based on inception module is applied to bridge…