Research Journal of Textile and Apparel: Volume 2 Issue 1

Torsional Properties of Single Yarn: Part I - Theoretical Model

K.F. Choi, G.A. Carnaby, T.M. Shih, M.T. Lo, S.K. Tandon

A refined singles yam torsional model was built based on a previously developed singles yam model⁽¹⁾. The initial yam density distribution was found to be a very important yam…

Recent Research On Yarn Hairiness Testing And Reduction Part 1: Hairiness Testing

Xun Gai Wang

The importance of staple yam hairiness as a key factor affecting the properties of yams and fabrics is well known. Accurate measurement of yam hairiness is essential for quality…

Properties Of Pneumatic Spliced Short-Staple Ring Spun Yarns

H.L.I. Lam, K.P.S. Cheng

The properties of the spliced strength, bending rigidity and hysteresis of a splice under different splicing conditions have been investigated. The results shown that, the levels…

Spunlaced Non-Woven Fabric Technology And Its Recent Development In China

Frankie M.C. Ng, Winson Y.W. Kho

The earliest concept of spunlacing (also known as hydroentanglement): using water jets to entangle fibres to form non-woven fabrics, was conceived as early as 1950s. Like other…

Quantifying Colour Emotion - What Has Been Achieved

J.H. Xin, K.M. Cheng, T.F. Chong, T. Sato, T. Nakamura, K. Kajiwara, H. Hoshino

Psychological researches of colour reveal that a colour or a group of colours is associated with certain meanings or can cause certain feelings. These feelings of a colour are…

The Enzyme Washing on Silk Fabrics

K.P. Cheng, C.F. Poon, C.K. Au, S.C. Tsun

An investigational study is carried out with an objective to have a preliminary understanding on the properties of washed silk fabric by varying the enzyme dosage level and…

Surface Analysis of Plasma Treated Wool

Chi-wai Kan, Kwong Chan, Marcus Chun-wah Yuen

Wool fabrics were treated with plasma under the influence of different plasma gases were assessed by Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) and…

Properties of Ideal Fusible Interlinings for Worsted Formal Wear

J. Fan

In principal, the most compatible fusible interlining differs for different outer fabrics. However, in order to avoid handling different types of fusible interlinings during…

The Design and Evaluation of a Clothing System for Use in the Care of Premature Infants

Yi Lin Kwok, S.C. Harlock, A.Y.C. Tam, T.Y. Lo

Based on the design of the garment described in Part I of this title, a hospital trial was undertaken with 10 premature infants. This paper presents the results of i) evaluation…

Hong Kong Clothing Exports: Knit vs Woven

K.F. Au

Hong Kong is a major clothing exporter to the world since the 1960s and more than half of the domestic export share is taken up by woven garments. Would it be appropriate to say…

Family Members' Expenditures for Clothing Categories in Four Seasons

Shen Lei, Zhiming Zhang

In this paper expenditures of families in Shanghai on 12 categories of clothing in four seasons were examined, based on data gathered from quarterly interviews with 292 families…

A Study On The Effectiveness Of Window Display Of A Boutique Selling Jeans

Frankie M.C. Ng, C.S. Leung, S.F. Chan

Amongst the various elements of visual merchandising, window display is by far the most direct in attracting potential customers. There has been considerable literature and…

Colour Difference Of Illuminant Metamerism

Derek Fu-Shun Chow, Kwong Chan, Chau-Lam Chong

Fifty-five metameric sample pairs were prepared using computer-predicted recipes from six different colour centres using cotton knit fabric. The colour difference of each sample…