International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology: Volume 8 Issue 5

Knowledge‐base construction of a garment manufacturing expert system

Chang Kyu Park, Dae Hoon Lee, Tae Jin Kang

Focuses on Korean garment manufacturing and the feasibility and benefits of introducing an expert system. Reviews previous literature on knowledge‐based system and describes in…

The effect of moisture transfer on the compression properties of wool futon padding

Sachiko Sukigara, Hiroko Yokura, Masaka Niwa

Investigates the effects of moisture transfer on the compression properties and the volume change of wool, polyester and cotton futon padding by taking a series of creep…

Simulation of flow lines in clothing manufacture. Part 2: credibility issues and experimentation

G. Fozard, J. Spragg, D. Tyler

Explains that the improvement of flowline assembly systems provides the context for this research: to understand and improve the design and control of manually‐intensive flowline…

Communications: “engineering” the extensibility and formability of wool fabrics to improve garment appearance

A.G. De Boos, A.F. Roczniok

Observes that the formability of woven fabric has a major effect on the appearance of garments, in that seams sewn from fabrics with low formability are more likely to pucker than…