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Standardizing a Pre-treatment Cleaning Procedure and Effects of Application on Apparel Fabrics

Clothing and Textile Sciences, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

R. M. Laing

Clothing and Textile Sciences, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, raechel.laing{at}otago.ac.nz

C. A. Wilson

Clothing and Textile Sciences, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

D. J. Carr

Clothing and Textile Sciences, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

B. E. Niven

Centre for Application of Statistics and Mathematics, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

The objective of this work was to develop a pre-treatment (cleaning) procedure for a wide range of apparel fabrics and to determine whether differences observed in the properties of fabrics which had and had not been pre-treated were significant. Properties relevant to the manufacture and/or performance of apparel included mass per unit area, thickness, bending length, flex-ural rigidity, drape coefficient, air permeability, water vapor permeability, liquid absorptive capacity, drying time, ‘dry’ thermal resistance, ultra-violet transmission. Results for the same property on the same fabric measured when the fabrics had and had not been pre-treated generally differed significantly, confirming the importance of pre-treatment prior to measuring these properties, particularly when claiming in-use attributes of fabrics. A procedure for pre-treatment is recommended: six consecutive cleaning cycles following procedure 8A of British Standard EN ISO 6330: 2001 (i.e. not dried between cycles), and dried flat following procedure C of this standard.

Key Words: pre-treatment • cleaning • fabric properties • apparel fabrics • Standards

Textile Research Journal, Vol. 76, No. 6, 455-464 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/0040517506063391


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