The Textile lab in the Apparel program is for research and teaching in product development and textile testing. This lab supports the graduate Apparel and Textiles Quality Analysis program and the undergraduate Apparel Product Development and Merchandising Management program. The lab is equipped with machines and instrumentation used for various textile testing based on the AATCC and ASTM national standard test methods. Many tests can be conducted in a conditioning room that controls the temperature and relative humidity. The following table lists the tests usually conducted in the Apparel program.
| Textile Property |
Test Methods |
Fiber Identification |
- AATCC 20 Fiber Analysis: Qualitative
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Yarn Description
- Yarn Type
- Yarn Size
- Yarn Strand
- Yarn Twist
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- ASTM D861 Practice for Use of Tex System to Designate Linear Density of Fibers, Yarn Intermediates, and Yarns.
- ASTM D (1422 or) 1423 Test Method for Thickness of Textile Materials
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Fabric Description
- Fabric Count
- Fabric Weight
- Fabric Thickness, Compression, & Recovery
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- ASTM D3775 and 3887 Test Methods for Warp End Count and Filling Pick Count of Woven Fabric and Knitted Fabrics
- ASTM D3776 Test Method for Mass Per Unit Area (Weight) of Fabric
- ASTM D1777 (or D5729) Test Method for Thickness of Textile Materials
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Durability
- Abrasion
- Pilling Resistance
- Tensile Strength
- Tearing Strength
- Bursting Strength
- Elongation
- Snagging
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- AATCC 93 Abrasion Resistance of Fabrics: Accelerotor Method
- ASTM D3512 Test Method for Pilling Resistance and Other Related Surface Changes of Textile Fabrics: Random Tumble Pilling Tester
- ASTM D5034 (or 5035, 5735) Test Method for Breaking Strength and Elongation of Textile Fabrics
- ASTM D2261 Test Method for Tearing Strength of Fabrics by the Tongue Procedure [or ASTM D1424, 5734 by Falling-Pendulum Type (Elmendorf) Apparatus]
- ASTM D3786 Test Method for Hydraulic Bursting Strength of Textile Fabrics
- ASTM D5362 Test Method for Snagging Resistance of Fabrics (Bean Bag)
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Aesthetic
- Color Measurement
- Colorfastness
- Hand
- Stiffness
- Drape
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- Hunter LabScan
- AATCC 8 Colorfastness to Crocking, AATCC 16 Colorfastness to Perspiration, AATCC 17 Colorfastness to Light, AATCC 61 Colorfastness to Laundering: Accelerated (or AATCC 117, 172, 181, 188 & 190 Colorfastness to Heat, to Chlorine or Non-Chlorine Bleach, to Light at High Temperature with Humidity Controlled)
- ASTM D1388 (or D5732) Test Method for Stiffness of Fabrics - Cantilever Test
- Drapemeter
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Flammability
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- ASTM D6545 Test Method for Flammability of Textiles Used in Children’s Sleepwear
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Maitenance
- Appearance Retention
- Soil/Stain Removal
- Dimensional Change
- Shape Retention (Fabric Twist)
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- AATCC 124 (or 142, 143) Appearance of Fabrics after Repeated Home Laundering (or AATCC 66 or 128 Wrinkle Recovery of Fabric: Recovery Angle and Appearance Method, or AATCC 88B & C Smoothness of Seams and Retention of Creases after Repeated Home Laundering)
- AATCC 130 Soil Release: Oily Stain Release Method or AATCC 151 Resistance to Soil Redeposition: Launder-Ometer Method
- AATCC 135 (or 150, 187) Dimensional Change after Home Laundering
- AATCC 179 Skewness Change in Fabric and Garment Twist Resulting from Automatic Home Laundering
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Comfort
- Absorbency
- Air Permeability (Breathability)
- Water Vapor Transmission
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- AATCC 79 Absorbency of Bleached Textiles [or ASTM D4772 Test method for Surface Water Absorption of Terry Fabric (Water Flow)]
- ASTM 737 Test Method for Air Permeability of Textile Fabrics
- ASTM E 96 Test Method for Water Vapor Transmission of Materials
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| Weather Resistance & UV Protection |
- AATCC 22 or 193 Water or Liquid Repellency: Spray Test
- AATCC 169, 186, & 192 Weather Resistance of Textiles
- AATCC 183 Transmittance or Blocking of Ultraviolet Radiation through Fabric
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