International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology: Volume 29 Issue 2

Reducing pilling of knitted woolen fabric based on micro-scale

Shu Yang, Caijin Zhang, Xiaojun Shen

The purpose of this paper is to clarify how the micro-structure and -properties of wool fibers influence the pilling property of woolen fabrics.

Development of 3D patterns for functional outdoor pants based on skin length deformation during movement

Heeran Lee, Kyunghi Hong, Yejin Lee

The seams of slim fit outdoor pants can be uncomfortable or even restrict body movement. To reduce discomfort, the authors need to determine optimal cutting lines in various…

Wearing comfort analysis from aspect of numerical garment pressure using 3D virtual-reality and data mining technology

Kaixuan Liu, Jianping Wang, Yan Hong

The purpose of this paper is to find out the main factors that influence wearing comfort and how they influence garment-wearing comfort.

Preferences in tracking dimensions for wearable technology

Helen Sumin Koo, Kris Fallon

The purpose of this paper is to understand what dimensions consumers prefer to track using wearable technology to achieve a healthier lifestyle and how these tracking dimensions…

Novel improvement of bioactive microencapsulated textile products using brown seaweed for healthcare applications

M. Janarthanan, M. Senthil Kumar

The healthcare and hygiene textiles are gaining more importance for their eco-friendly and effective antimicrobial properties that have become essential to safeguard human beings…

Individualized male dress shirt adjustments using a novel method for measuring shoulder shape

KyoungOk Kim, Noriaki Innami, Masayuki Takatera, Tadaharu Narita, Midori Kanazawa, Yuji Kitazawa

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the current challenges to making individualized men’s dress shirt adjustments, and devised a novel measurement method to assess…

Virtual reality-based collaborative design method for designing customized garment for disabled people with scoliosis

Yan Hong, Pascal Bruniaux, Xianyi Zeng, Kaixuan Liu, Yan Chen, Min Dong

The purpose of this paper is to present a new collaborative design-based method for designing customized garments, aimed at the physically disabled people with scoliosis.

Research on qualities of compact spun silk yarn

Xinjin Liu, Xingfeng Wang

Spun silk is one of the top grade textile materials, and its products have high added value and meet the needs of the market. However, the technology level and process design of…

Axillary odour studies on alkali-treated knitted polyester fabric

R. Rathinamoorthy, G. Thilagavathi

Odour formation in textile material is mainly based on the fibre content and also the constituent fibres’ chemical and physical structures. Polyester fibre materials are very…

Bicyclist biomotion visibility aids: a 3D eye-tracking analysis

Timothy Stapleton, Helen Sumin Koo

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effectiveness of biomotion visibility aids for nighttime bicyclists compared to other configurations via 3D eye-tracking technology…

Effect of surgical fabrics structure on wetting behaviour

Donatas Petrulis, Salvinija Petrulyte

The purpose of this paper is to propose the materials structure-wetting behaviour relationships and to show their peculiarities for some types of surgical woven fabrics and…