Fashion & Interior Design

This text covers the fundamental concepts of textile and apparel testing, illustrating the advantage and limitations of these tests. The book discusses the central role of performance specifications in commercial testing efforts and considers the variables that must be controlled to obtain reliable and useful results. Current industry events, ongoing problems, and controversies are emphasized as well. Designed for students familiar with textiles, Textile Product Serviceability focuses on quality control and developmental work that complies with ASTM performance specifications for textile fabrics, as well as AATCC and ASTM testing methods.

• considers the significance of trademarks in marketing as indicators of product quality (Chapter 2).

• shows students the importance of each part in any specification or testing method (Chapters 2-3).

• includes careful treatment of representative sampling principles, as well as step-by-step coverage of the statistical determination of samples needed for a satisfactory average of test results (Chapter 4).

• provides test results in English units, with references to metric system and SI units.

• Appendices help instructors without laboratory facilities to develop a laboratory experience that will enhance their students' understanding of the subject.

• examines important areas in textile research, such as comfort, hand, and drape, and includes a thorough treatment of the Kawabata Evaluation System (Chapter 14).

I. PRINCIPLES.

II. FABRIC TEST METHODS.

APPENDICES.

Textiles (Fashion)

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