A New Method for Measuring Fabric Visual Attributes: Wrinkle Recovery<strong> </strong>

Abstract

It is demonstrated in this study that PhabrOmeter creates genuine wrinkle on fabrics comparable to that in AATCC specifications, and measures fabric wrinkle recovery values fast with repeatable and reliable results with high resolution, over wide range of fabric types. It thus provides an appealing alternative to the existing test methods that are known to be slow, insensitive and unreliable.In addition, with enormous varieties of fabrics, we used a new criterion termed fabric linear density λ so that fabrics can in general be divided into relatively homogeneous groups for further study. The calculation and application of this parameter are showed in this report.

In situ characterization of the morphological wrinkling of woven fibrous materials by a mechanical test

“…Pan 25 reported a ring test device designed for fabric handle evaluation, and the device was also developed to assess the wrinkle recovery ability of fabrics based on the extraction force-displacement curves of two mechanical tests. 26 Pan's device is a good start to measure the smoothness appearance of fabrics in mechanical principle; however, it is difficult to carry out the physical interpretation of the proposed indicator of the fabric wrinkle recovery property for the complex deformations of samples and multiple force actions during the testing process. Moreover, the indicator is not related to the subjective assessment of the smoothness appearance of fabrics, impeding the application to characterizing fabric wrinkling.…”