Measuring Comfort Properties of Embroidered Fabrics

Nowadays, the comfort and the attractive appearance of the garment can't be separated. Embroidery is found on almost every piece of garment; outerwear, underwear, towels…etc. But, can the embroidery reduce the comfort of the fabric? Thus the aim of this research work is to test the comfort properties of embroidered fabrics. In this research work,  the experimental procedure consists of sixteen embroidered woven and knitted samples followed by washing up to 30 times to assess the effect of washing on their performance. In order to evaluate their comfort properties, all of crease recovery, stiffness and hand were tested before and after washing. Two statistical analyses applied first; T-test to test the significance effect of washing on comfort. Second is Regression analysis to estimate the relation between each property and input variables. In conclusion, results show the specification of samples which gave more comfort.