Sensorial Comfort of Textile Materials
Kitapta bölümler > Diğer · 2012
Yazarlar: Gonca zelik, Nilgn zdil, Gamze Spren
Woven Fabrics, Diğer, Uluslararası, 2012, ,
DOI: 10.5772/37596
Özet
In order to find a method for the sensational evaluation of textiles, the concept of “fabric hand” is commonly used (Makinen et al., 2005). Understanding and measuring consumer preferences have opened up an important field of interest in recent researches in textile industry known as “handle” or in a broader sense “skin sensational wear comfort” or “tactile comfort” (Bensaid et al., 2006; Das & Ishtiaque, 2004) which refers to the total sensations experienced when a fabric is touched or manipulated in the fingers. Since fabric handle is based on people's subjective preferences, obviously it can mean different things to different people and consumers having different backgrounds. The preferences for certain fabric types are diverse and, in extreme cases, even opposite (Pan et al., 1988). Hand influences consumers’ preferences and their perception of the usefulness of the product, and consequently retailer’s saleability of the apparel. This fabric property is critical to manufacturers, garment designers, and merchandisers in developing and selecting textile materials, especially the textiles intended for use in apparel (Kim & Slaten, 1999; as cited in Pan & Yen, 1992; as cited in Pan et al., 1993).