EVALUATION OF EMOTIONAL HEALING FOR FABRICS BASED ON THE TACTILE SENSATION

“Iyashi” in the Japanese language, is used for goods, which people use to recover from physical and psychological stress. If healing emotion observed when consumer touches fabric by hand, it worthwhile investigate contribution of property. This study approached both fundamental properties fabrics subjective evaluation explore emotional healing. Two sensory experiments were carried out. Participants (n=22) considered fluffy fur as most likely generate emotion. “Healing feeling” was described combination terms “soft”, “fluffy” “smooth” perception samples. In toys results factor analysis, first “healing emotion” “surface factor”, including “slippery”, “smooth”, “want keep touching”, “comfortable”, “feel healing”, “soft”. fabric, with lower MMD (mean deviation MIU) preferable. The findings this can contribute design soft clothing satisfying humans.