41—MAKING–UP PROPERTIES OF WOOL FABRICS

Abstract

The making-up properties of several wool fabrics, differing in structure and finish, have been evaluated and compared with various mechanical properties of the fabrics that were considered to govern their behaviour when they were made into a man's suit, both in the making-up process and in the subsequent life of the garment. The making-up properties were evaluated by the operatives concerned, who classified the fabrics according to the ease with which they could be handled in making-up and their appearance in the finished garment. From the relations observed between evaluated and measured properties, recommendations are made for altering the measurable fkbric properties in order to effect improvements in the evaluated properties.