Table 4 Mean differences in stain removal, color change, fabric smoothness, dimensional change, and skewness change by laundering cycles

5.00^a

.08

3.23^b

.08

2.17^c

.08

1.68^d

.08

1.55^de

.08

1.37^e

.08

19.31***

5.00^a

.07

4.06^b

.07

4.09^b

.07

4.01^b

.07

3.93^bc

.07

3.67^c

.07

47.17***

3.28^a

.06

2.52^b

.06

2.48^b

.06

2.47^b

.06

2.47^b

.06

2.53^b

.06

21.27***

0.00^a

.11

− 4.39^b

.11

− 4.71^bc

.11

− 4.92^c

.11

− 5.07^c

.11

− 5.07^c

.11

416.90***

0.00^a

.21

1.26^b

.21

1.30^b

.21

1.52^b

.21

1.42^b

.21

1.58^b

.21

9.84***