The aim of the paper was to test the changes of thermo-physiological properties of fabrics occuring during the clothing maintenance, i.e. washing. Hot plate measurements were used. The test results were not observed separately but in terms of interrelatedness of the material properties. The obtained results show that certain yarn properties have a substantial impact on the change of water vapour resistance of the fabrics (Ret), and were used to establish a mathematical model for predicting thermophysiological comfort of woven structures while being used, i.e. cared for. The conducted research enabled the description, classification and definition of the elements of relatedness of fabric parameters with thermophysiological properties of a cloting item, based on which the comfort parameters of similar fabrics, as well as the usage properties of the products made of them can be predicted.
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