Effect of laundering on visible damage to apparel fabric caused by sharp force impact.

Modeling of impact damage of sewing machine needle on woven fabric by finite element method

Investigation on Durability of Copper Nano Particles on Cotton Fiber

In recent years, metal nano particles such as silver, copper and zinc have developed in textilefinishing. Copper nano particles are used in wound dressings and socks to give them antibacterialproperties. In the present paper, cotton fabrics were treated with different concentrations of Cu nanoparticles colloidal solution. For investigation of the durability of nano particles on cotton fabric,la...

Investigation into the Effect of Extended Laundering on the KES-F Mechanical Properties of an Easy Care Treated Cotton Fabric

The effect of extended laundering on cotton fabric treated with Dimethylol dihydroxyethyleneurea (DMDHEU) easy care finish was investigated and the fabric characterised by crease recovery performance and the Kawabata Evaluation System for Fabrics (KES-F). The KES-F results indicated that the mechanical handle properties of the DMDHEU treated cotton fabrics were affected by both the levels of ap...

The On-line Inspection of Sewn Seams

Apparel manufacturing is traditionally very labor intensive due to the extensive style and fabric variation of the products. Most of the sewing machine manufacturers and some of the larger apparel companies have developed semi-automated sewing stations to perform operations which are constant across a large style range. These normally require an operator to load the machine, which then automati...

Designing a Model of Consumer Purchase Behavior towards Domestic Brands of Sports Apparel

Iran's apparel market is currently filled with foreign brands that are generally ranked as high quality goods with high prices. With a surface examination of the apparel market and customers’ opinions, it can be concluded that Iranian apparel, despite having lower prices, is not in a suitable status in comparison with its foreign counterparts. Accordingly, the purpose of this paper is to ...