Sensory attributes of knitted fabrics intended for next-to-skin clothing

Most of consumer purchases of textiles are driven by visual appeal and sensory perception. The objective of this study is to determine the effect of knitted material on the perception of fabrics' attributes among evaluators having a different profiles. Five important bipolar attributes, namely...

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Published in:Journal of the Textile Institute 2023-05, Vol.114 (5), p.757-762
Main Authors: Salopek Čubrić, Ivana, Čubrić, Goran, Majumdar, Abhijit
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
ANOVA
attributes
Cotton
Cotton fabrics
Evaluation
Fabrics
knitted fabric
Roughness
sensory
Sensory perception
Sex
Smoothness
Softness
Stiffness
Synthetic fibers
Textile composites
Textiles
Yarns
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Summary:Most of consumer purchases of textiles are driven by visual appeal and sensory perception. The objective of this study is to determine the effect of knitted material on the perception of fabrics' attributes among evaluators having a different profiles. Five important bipolar attributes, namely stiffness-softness, roughness-smoothness, non-stretchable-stretchable, thin-thick, non-fullness-fullness are evaluated. Elastane blended fabrics are perceived to be stretchable but low in fullness. Fabrics made from synthetic fibres are rated to be softer and smoother than cotton fabrics. The influence of age and sex of the assessors on the sensory perception are analyzed through two-way ANOVA. The sensory perception of roughness-smoothness, followed by thinness-thickness, seems to be most influenced by the sex and age of assessors. Among the fabrics, the sensory perception of non-finished cotton fabric varies greatly with the sex and age of the assessors. However, 100% cotton fabrics made from finer cotton yarns receive consistent ratings from the assessors.
ISSN:0040-5000
1754-2340
DOI:10.1080/00405000.2022.2075654