Research Journal of Textile and Apparel: Volume 18 Issue 4

Improvement on Hydrophobicity of Synthetic Textiles by Plasma Treatment – A Review

C.H. Kwong, S.P. Ng, C.W. Kan

Plasma treatment is becoming increasingly popular in enhancing the hydrophobicity of synthetic textiles. In recent years, the study of surface hydrophobisation by means of plasma…

Prediction and Control of Wrinkles on Fabric Via Wavelet Analysis and Neural Networks

Dariush Semnani, Mohammad Sheikhzadehand, Ata Shahanaghi, Mehdi Hadjianfar

To produce wrinkled fabrics, wrinkles are randomly formed without any means of control. There are many research that aim to enhance the surface of fabric in appearance, but there…

Design solutions to Address Garment Industry Issues in Egypt

Z.M. Abd El Megid, A. Hamdi

This research aims to develop design solutions for all the obstacles that workers face during the sewing process, and these solutions are focused on the following: chair design…

An Experimental Analysis of Stress Relaxation in Nonwoven Fabrics

Sajid Ahmed Qureshi, Alhayat Getu Temesgen

The current research deals with an analysis of stress relaxation in nonwoven fabrics with different gsm values with a view to understand how these nonwovens behave under an…

An Exploration into Technology Enhanced Learning for Large Cohorts of Apparel Students

E.J. Power

In attempting to balance student satisfaction, individual expectations and the need to produce industry-ready graduates, with the increase in student numbers, a new strategy for…

Study of Relationship Between Take Down Tension and Production / Min of Single Jersey Mayer & Cie Circular Knitting Machine

Joykrisna Saha, Chandan Kumer shil, Md. Eanamul Haque Nizam

Our project work is performed on take-down tension and production/min of a Mayer and Cie machine. The main output of this paper is that with increase in production, the take-down…

Antecedents and Consequences of Fashion Consciousness: An Empirical Study in Hong Kong

Yuki W.K. Lam, Rachel W.Y. Yee

Over the years, it has been without doubt that appearance consciousness is the privilege of women. In the past two decades, gender has become equivocal due to the diffusion of…

Evolution of Residual Bagging Height along Knitted Fabric Lengths

M. Gazzah, B. Jaouachi

This work deals with the evolution of the residual bagging height of knitted samples. In comparing the results after a fabric bagging test, it may be concluded that the behaviour…

Threadless seaming - Application of Ultrasonic Technology in Fashion

Niromi Seram, Darron Cabon

Fashion is something beyond a normal approach with no limits to the permutations that one can think in terms of designing. Fashion, which represents the innovations of designers…