Physical properties of nonwoven and woven felted fabrics

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dc.contributor.authorHes Lubošcs
dc.contributor.authorNaraindra Kistamah
dc.contributor.authorKhandini Rajmun
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-25T12:15:49Z
dc.date.available2018-09-25T12:15:49Z
dc.date.issued2017cs
dc.description.abstractPurpose The use of nonwoven fabrics in garment has been, up to now, purely functional and hidden from view. In fact, their uses have been limited to garment interlining in the apparel industry. Felted structures from wool have been limited to the craft market for the production of art and craft objects of decoration. This paper aims to compare the mechanical and thermo-physical comfort properties of a woven wool, a felted wool fabric, a felted wool/polyester and two non-woven synthetic fabrics for apparel use. Design/methodology/approach Fabric samples were sourced locally. Five fabric samples were selected: one woolen woven, one felted woven, one polyester/wool non-woven and two non-woven synthetic fabrics. The wool fabric was felted by mechanical action using the Wascator FOM 71P machine. All fabric samples were conditioned before they were tested for their mechanical and thermal comfort properties as per standard test methods. Findings The comparative study of the mechanical and thermal properties of the five fabric samples have been successfully investigated as textile materials for commercial garments. In terms of fabric stiffness, drape and handle, the two non-woven synthetic fabrics were, in general, poorer than the woven wool and the felted woven wool fabrics. The synthetic non-woven fabrics also performed poorly in terms of serviceability. But it was found that the nonwoven synthetic fabrics were best suited when thermal insulation is required and were found to be better than the woven felted wool fabric of comparative weight per unit area. Originality/value The value of this study is that it demonstrates the scope of felted woolen structures and other synthetic nonwovens fabrics as usable materials, in part or in full, in the development of apparel for winter wear especially in cold environments and where aesthetic appeal is secondary.
dc.format.extent10cs
dc.identifier.doi10.1108/RJTA-02-2017-0005
dc.identifier.issn1560-6074cs
dc.identifier.issn1560-6074
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.tul.cz/handle/15240/31443
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/RJTA-02-2017-0005/full/html
dc.language.isoengcs
dc.publisherEMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING LTD, HOWARD HOUSE, WAGON LANE, BINGLEY BD16 1WA, W YORKSHIREcs
dc.publisher.cityYorkshirecs
dc.relation.ispartofResearch Journal of Textile and Apparel
dc.relation.ispartofseries1cs
dc.relation.urihttp://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/full-xml/10.1108/RJTA-02-2017-0005cs
dc.subjectComfortcs
dc.subjectThermalcs
dc.subjectWoolcs
dc.subjectFeltedcs
dc.subjectNon-wovencs
dc.subjectFelted fabricscs
dc.subjectComfort propertiescs
dc.titlePhysical properties of nonwoven and woven felted fabricsen
local.citation.epage178-187cs
local.citation.spage178-187cs
local.identifier.publikace4906
local.identifier.wok418536200002en
local.relation.issue3cs
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