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FABRIC MECHANICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES RELEVANT TO CLOTHING MANUFACTURE —: Part 2: Structural Balance, Breaking Elongation and Curvature of Seams
T.J. Mahar, I. Ajiki, R. PostleIn Part 1 of this series of papers, we investigated the importance of fabric overfeed in the sewing operations during tailoring. It was also shown how fabric bending rigidity…
THE DEVELOPMENT PHASE OF THE TEXTILE/CLOTHING TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION APPAREL AUTOMATION PROJECT
D.J. TylerDuring the 1980s, the Textile/Clothing Technology Corporation in the USA has undertaken an imaginative and ambitious research and development programme to promote further…
PROSPECTS FOR COMPUTER INTEGRATED MANUFACTURE (CIM) IN THE CLOTHING INDUSTRY
S.C. HarlockAn overview of the current state of Computer Inte‐grated Manufacture (CIM) in the clothing industry is presented. A modular CIM system is proposed to link the various activities…
A TECHNIQUE FOR IDENTIFICATION OF SEAM PUCKER DUE TO FABRIC STRUCTURAL JAMMING
G. Stylios, D.W. LloydIn garment manufacture, causes of sewability problems have to be identified so that remedial actions can be applied. In the case of seam pucker, establishing the cause of the…
THE DESIGN OF EFFECTIVE CLOTHING FOR USE IN WINDY CONDITIONS
J. Fan, J.H. KeighleyThe traditional way of wind protection is to use wind‐proof fabrics as outer covers of clothing systems which resist moisture vapour transfer from the inner body, and this can…
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- Prof George Stylios