Objective evaluation of textile fabric handle

摘要

An innovative system for the objective evaluation of fabric handle has been developed by the University of Leeds, Leeds/UK. The system uses established and proven test equipment underpinned by scientific principles, which account for key textile material properties. The system mimics the fabric deformations -but in a controlled way. This allows objective characterization and discrimination of fabric handle which can be related to fabric hand for all of the deformations including compression buckling, shear, stretch, smoothness and texture.