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Publication date: 1 June 2002

Masako Niwa, Mitsuo Matsudaira and George K Stylios

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International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology, vol. 14 no. 3/4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0955-6222

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Publication date: 1 August 2007

Masukuni Mori and Mitsuo Matsudaira

Optimum selection of materials and adequate weave structure fitted for end-users are very important for comfortable, sophisticated and fashionable clothes. The optimum theoretical…

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Optimum selection of materials and adequate weave structure fitted for end-users are very important for comfortable, sophisticated and fashionable clothes. The optimum theoretical weave density is well-known and used practically depending on yarn property; however, wearing comfortability and beautiful appearance of weaves are not studied precisely in the literature yet. These features are considered to be made at the finishing stages of the weave manufacturing process in general; however, the main part of physical properties of fabrics seem to have been determined by their weave structure.

In this study, warp yarn density was changed for men's suit fabrics and the effect of weave density on fabric handle, heat and water transfer property, appearance of clothes, wrinkle resistance, and color brightness are examined. The total hand value (THV) showed the highest at similar density of warp and weft yarn. The total appearance value (TAV) decreased when warp and weft yarn density was smaller. Wrinkle resistance was high in the condition of the maximum warp and weft yarn density. This paper contributes to the development of a fundamental database of designing ideal fabrics.

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Research Journal of Textile and Apparel, vol. 11 no. 3
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1560-6074

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Publication date: 1 May 1994

Mitsuo Matsudaira and Qing Hong

A compressional model of fabric was proposed and its validity was investigated precisely. The following conclusions were obtained. The compressional and recovering curves are…

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A compressional model of fabric was proposed and its validity was investigated precisely. The following conclusions were obtained. The compressional and recovering curves are considered to consist of three steps, respectively. Characteristic values proposed here are strongly related to features of the shapes of fabric compressional curves. According to the principal component analysis, the first and second principal components can explain almost all the information about fabric compressional property.

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International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology, vol. 6 no. 2/3
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0955-6222

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Publication date: 1 August 2010

Surinder Tandon and Mitsuo Matsudaira

A garment is regarded as desirable and beautiful if it covers the body with harmony and gracefulness. High drape, lightweight and soft handle fabrics are in demand, particularly…

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A garment is regarded as desirable and beautiful if it covers the body with harmony and gracefulness. High drape, lightweight and soft handle fabrics are in demand, particularly for womenswear garments such as dresses, shirts, skirts, trousers and suits. Fabric drapability can be measured by a number of drapemeters for different modes of drapability such as static, dynamic and revolving. It has been shown that the drape coefficients, Ds, Dd and Dr, associated with these respective modes of drapability can be predicted from a combination of measurements from the KES-F system (Kawabata Evaluation System for Fabrics).

In this paper we present the results of our studies on the prediction of drapability of lightweight wool fabrics, based on the KES-F system and drape coefficient predictive equations. It has been shown that the parameters Dr/Ds and Dd/Ds, called Indices of Drape Fluidity, Ir and Id, express the fluid drape behaviour better than Ds, Dr, D200 and Dd. This is because they discriminate and predict the drapability of fabrics better. Ir and Idhave higher CV% than the Dr and Dd data, and therefore represent greater relative dispersion in a fabric group for drape. Various drape parameters of a group of wool fabrics have been compared with the four groups of polyester Shingosen fabrics, namely, New Silky, New Worsted, Rayon Touch and Peach Face, which are recognised for their soft fluid drape.

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Research Journal of Textile and Apparel, vol. 14 no. 3
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1560-6074

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Publication date: 1 July 2006

Hiroyuki Ueda, Yoshimitsu Inoue, Mitsuo Matsudaira, Tsutomu Araki and George Havenith

The aim of this study is to explore the influence of the clothing ventilation in three body regions on the humidity of the local clothing microclimates under five work‐shirts…

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The aim of this study is to explore the influence of the clothing ventilation in three body regions on the humidity of the local clothing microclimates under five work‐shirts immediately after the onset of sweating in light exercise.

Design/methodology/approach

The clothing microclimate ventilations were measured at chest, back and upper arm using a manikin. Separate wear trials were performed to determine the sweat production and the humidity of the clothing microclimate at the same locations as where the ventilation was measured during light exercise.

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Every shirt shows the greatest value of ventilation index (VI) for the chest and the smallest one for the upper arm. The values of VI differ remarkably at the chest among the five shirts. Comfort sensation became gradually worse as the time passed after starting exercise. There was no significant difference among the clothing conditions in mean values of rectal temperature, local skin temperatures, microclimate temperatures, microclimate relative humidities and local sweat rates at three regions over 10 min after the onset of sweating. A relationship was observed between the ratio of the mean moisture concentration in the clothing microclimate to the mean sweat rate at the chest and the back and the VI.

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The results suggest that clothing ventilation should be measured in different body regions in response to sweat rates in corresponding regions.

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International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology, vol. 18 no. 4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0955-6222

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