International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology: Volume 4 Issue 5

Fabric Bending and Drape Based on Objective Measurement

Jacqueline R. Postle, Ron Postle

There has been much discussion in the literature about the relationship between fabric “handle” and objective instrumental measurements of fabric low stress mechanical and surface…

Flexible Robotic Hand for Handling Fabric Pieces in Garment Manufacture

Eiichi Ono, Hisao Ichijo, Noboru Aisaka

Presents a basic idea about a flexible robotic hand for handling fabric pieces in garment manufacture, which is multi‐functional and useful for picking a fabric piece up…

Objective Evaluation of Seam Pucker: USING AUTOMATED CONTACTLESS MEASUREMENT TECHNOLOGY

Shigeru Inui, Atsuo Shibuya

Seam pucker is one of the most important aspects of garment quality in the sewing process. Recently, automatic sewing systems have been developed and seam pucker or other defects…

Objective Evaluation of the Quality of Ladies' Garments

S. Kawabata, Masako Niwa

Discusses the quality of fabrics and garment technology. Looks at the various types of material focusing particularly on the female market. Shows how new synthetic fibres have…

A New Concept in Garment Manufacture: “THE SEWABILITY INTEGRATED ENVIRONMENT” INCORPORATING AUTOMATED OBJECTIVE MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS

G. Stylios, J. Fan, J.O. Sotomi, R. Deacon

Introduces a new concept which has been developed to combat the problems of sewability, named “the Sewability Integrated Environment”. It aims at knitted as well as woven…