Handle Evaluation of Men’s Suitings Produced in Turkey
Research and development
Authors:
- Sülar Vildan
Department of Textile Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Dokuz Eylül University, Izmir, Turkey - Okur Ayşe (j/w)
 Full text | Abstract: This article explains subjective evaluation techniques for stiffness, thickness and smoothness, which are the components of handle of suitings, and subjective assessments using these techniques. Another objective of this research was to study the fabric handle of worsted suitings produced in Turkey. For this purpose a preliminary study was made to determine the words to define fabric attributes used in Turkey. Thickness, stiffness and smoothness were chosen as the components of the fabric handle of worsted men’s suitings. Subjective assessment techniques were developed to assess the chosen attributes. These techniques were applied to 73 fabric samples with the help of an expert jury. The concordances of the subjective test results were investigated by the Kendall concordance test and correlation analyses were carried out to examine the relations between the subjective test results. The assessment of the fabrics by the jury using the techniques was in good agreement. A total handle of 100% wool and wool/polyester blend worsted men’s suitings produced in Turkey has a grade of 3.47 on a five-point rating scale. A database was prepared for the handle of worsted men’s suitings produced in Turkey. |
Tags: handle, subjective assessment, suiting, thickness, stiffness, roughness.