Woodhead Publishing Engineering Apparel Fabrics and Garments (Woodhead Publishing Series in Textiles)

As consumer demands for specific attributes in their textiles increase and global competition intensifies, it is important that industry find ways of engineering certain performance requirements into textiles and apparel. This book reviews how fabrics and garments can be engineered to meet technical performance and other characteristics required for the specific end-use. Chapters examine wear appearance issues, such as wrinkling. Further topics include garment drape, durability issues and fabric comfort. Fire retardancy, waterproofing, breathability and ultraviolet protection are also discussed. Written by two highly distinguished authors, this will be an invaluable book for a wide range of readers in the textile and apparel industries, from textile and garment designers to manufacturers and buyers. Key Features: Reviews the engineering of fabrics to meet technical performance requirements for specific end-use. Chapters examine various wear appearance issues such as wrinkling, bagging and fabric and garment drape. Discusses durability related issues including fire retardancy and waterproofing as well as psychological and physiological fabric comfort. Invaluable resource for manufacturers, designers, researchers and buyers in the textile and apparel industries. Contents: Handle and making-up performance of fabrics and garments; Wrinkling of fabrics and garments; Pilling of fabrics and garments; Bagging of fabrics and garments; Fabric and garment drape; Appearance issues in garment processing; Durability of fabrics and garments; Physiological comfort of fabrics and garments; Psychological comfort of fabrics and garments; Flammability of fabrics and garments; Waterproofing and breathability of fabrics and garments; Ultraviolet protection of fabrics and garments; Laundry performance of fabrics and garments; Application of artificial intelligence in fabric and garment engineering.