International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology: Volume 6 Issue 2/3

Basic Testing Method for Designing Excellent Fabrics for Men’s Suits

Masukuni Mori

Highlights a testing method for designing high quality fabrics for men’s suiting.

A Study of Factors Affecting Fabric Cover‐shelter Properties

Shi Meiwu, Lai Kan, Yao Mu, Zhang Yan

The theoretical analysis indicates that the main factors of cover‐shelter properties of fabrics are cover factor of fabrics, fabric thickness, optical reflectance and absorbance…

Some Difficult Issues in Recent Apparel Manufacturing and a Counter‐measure for the Future

K. Ito, M. Nitta

Reports on difficult issues regarding recent trends in men’s suiting. Lighter weights cause many technical problems in apparel manufacture.

Difficulty with Shingosen: A View from an Analysis of Fabric Hand

Sueo Kawabata

Reports on Shingosen, its status and further potential with regard to fibre, fabric and apparel.

Investigation of the Performance of Sewing Thread

Miyuki Mori, Masako Niwa

Reports on the importance of the mechanical properties of sewing thread and its interaction with the sewing process.

A Study of the Objective Measurement of Fabric Lustre

Yao Mu, Pan Xunqi, Lu Mingzhe

Studies the measurement and objective evaluation method of fabric lustre. Selects seven parameters at a two‐dimensional distribution curve of reflected light under natural light…

Influence of Wool Content on Properties of Blended Fabrics

Jiri Militky, Vladimir Bajzik

Examines wool/polyester blended fabrics with a view to finding the optimal blend in relation to suitable utility, surface and handling properties. Concludes that a simple general…

Features and Characteristic Values of Fabric Compressional Curves

Mitsuo Matsudaira, Qing Hong

A compressional model of fabric was proposed and its validity was investigated precisely. The following conclusions were obtained. The compressional and recovering curves are…

An Analysis of the Fluttering of a Membrane Suspended in Air Flow

Hirokazu Minami, Yasuo Okuda, Sumio Kawamura

Follows a presentation at a symposium in 1993 where the authors presented an experimental investigation on a fluttering membrane for use in a wind‐tunnel. Analyses the fluttering…

Non‐recovery of Futon Padding after Repeated Compression

Sachiko Sukigara, Hiroko Yokura, Masako Niwa

Non‐recovery of wool Futon padding was investigated by compression and creep tests. Simulation tests are also carried out to use the minuter model Futon. Fibre crimp was found to…

Measurement of Water Absorption Perpendicular to Fabric Plane in Two‐ and Multi‐layered Fabric Systems

Morihiro Yoneda, Yuko Mizuno, Junko Yoneda

Examines water absorption by capillary action which is perpendicular to the fabric plane as an important property in clothing comfort and hygiene. Proposes that layering fabric is…

The Bending Properties of Multi‐ply Worsted Yarns

Xiaoming Tao

Presents a mathematical treatment of the large‐scale bending behaviour of multi‐ply yarn. Based on the assumptions that: each individual fibre in the yarn has the form of a…