A Method for Measurement and Evaluation of Drape of Textiles

Authors: L. Fridrichova, R. Knížek, V. Bajzík

Abstract:

Drape is one of the important visual characteristics of the fabric. This paper is introducing an innovative method of measurement and evaluation of the drape shape of the fabric. The measuring principle is based on the possibility of multiple vertical strain of the fabric. This method more accurately simulates the real behavior of the fabric in the process of draping. The method is fully automated, so the sample can be measured by using any number of cycles in any time horizon. Using the present method of measurement, we are able to describe the viscoelastic behavior of the fabric.

Keywords: Drape, drape shape, automated drape meter.

Digital Object Identifier (DOI): doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1129724

References:

[1] Peirce, F. T. "26—the “handle” of cloth as a measurable quantity." Journal of the Textile Institute Transactions 21.9, 1930, pp. T377-T416.
[2] Cusick, G. E. "21—the measurement of fabric drape." Journal of the Textile Institute 59.6, 1968, pp. 253-260.
[3] Jeong, Y. J., and D. G. Phillips. "A Study of Fabric-drape Behaviour with Image Analysis. Part II: The Effects of Fabric Structure and Mechanical Properties on Fabric Drape." Journal of the Textile Institute 89.1,1998, pp. 70-79.
[4] Robson, Dean, and Christina C. Long. "Drape analysis using imaging techniques." Clothing and Textiles Research Journal 18.1, 2000, pp. 1-8.
[5] Behera, B. K., and Ajit Kumar Pattanayak. "Measurement and modeling of drape using digital image processing." Indian Journal of Fibre & Textile Research 33, 2008, pp. 230-238.
[6] Shyr, T. W., P. N. Wang, and K. B. Cheng. "A Comparison of the Key Parameters Affecting Dynamic and Static Drape Coefficients of Natural Fibre Woven Fabrics by a Newly Devised Dynamic Drape Automatic Measuring System." Fibres and Textiles in Eastern Europe 15.3, 2007, pp. 81.
[7] Shyr, Tien-Wei, Pin-Ning Wang, and Jer-Yan Lin. "Subjective and objective evaluation methods to determine the peak-trough threshold of the drape fabric node." Textile Research Journal 79.13, 2009, pp.1223-1234.
[8] Stylios, G. K., and T. R. Wan. "The concept of virtual measurement: 3D fabric drapeability." International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology 11.1, 1999, pp.10-18.
[9] Lojen, Darja Zunic, and Simona Jevsnik. "Some aspects of fabric drape." Fibres and Textiles in Eastern Europe 15.4, 2007, pp 39-40.
[10] Matsudaira, M., and M. Yang. "Some features of the static and dynamic drape behaviour of polyester-fibre shingosen fabrics." Journal of the Textile Institute. 91.4, 2000, pp. 600-615.
[11] Matsudaira, Mitsuo, and Minzhang Yang. "Features of conventional static and new dynamic drape coefficients of woven silk fabrics." Textile research journal73.3, 2003, pp. 250-255.
[12] Kenkare, Narahari, and Traci May-Plumlee. "Fabric drape measurement: a modified method using digital image processing." Journal of Textile and Apparel, Technology and Management 4.3, 2005, pp.1-8.
[13] Sanad, Reham Abdelbaset Elsayed. The measurement of drape for nonwoven and conventional textile fabrics. University of Leeds, 2013.