Low-stress behaviour and sewability of suiting and shirting fabrics

Abstract

<span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:" calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:="" "times="" new="" roman";mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;mso-hansi-theme-font:="" minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:"times="" roman";mso-ansi-language:en-us;="" mso-fareast-language:en-us;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa"="">Low-stress mechanical properties of various suiting and shirting fabrics have been studied on Kawabata fabric evaluation system. Sewability of these fabrics has also been studied. The correlations between low-stress mechanical properties and various sewability parameters have been determined for different types of suiting and shirting fabrics. Formability as one of the indicators of fabric making-up process is estimated. A high dependence of seam efficiency on fabric weight and thickness has been observed whereas these two properties have a high negative correlation with seam pucker. Bending has a negative correlation with both seam efficiency and seam pucker.</span>