The research on surface non-uniformity of textile systems

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the non-uniformity of the surface where textile fabric systems were joined using embroidery with the help of the system dimensional scanning.

Design/methodology/approach

To ascertain and evaluate surface non-uniformity and puckering of the embroidered elements dimensional 3D laser scanner was used. The dimensional 3D model of the embroidered element was imported into the software package RapidformTM and returned to the beginning of the coordinate system for the puckering analysis and evaluation.

Findings

The obtained results have shown that when embroidering an element it is important to evaluate the direction of stitches with consideration to the fabric because when elements are performed in different fabric direction their quality can be different. The embroidered elements that were performed on more lightweight fabrics have bigger surface non-uniformity. The greatest inadequacy of shape and dimensions in the embroidered element was found for materials with the smallest value of surface density, closeness of texture and the smallest indicator of fabric surface filling.

Originality/value

The proposed approach can be adjusted to investigate surface non-uniformity of embroidered elements.

Citation

Juciene, M., Radaviciene, S., Saceviciene, V., Adaškevicius, R. and Petraitiene, S. (2016), "The research on surface non-uniformity of textile systems", International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology, Vol. 28 No. 1, pp. 36-46. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJCST-11-2014-0132