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Table 2 Description of the sample fabrics

From: Presenting fabrics in digital environment: fashion designers’ perspectives on communicating tactile qualities of the fabrics

 

Composition

Thickness (mm)

Stretchiness

Drape coefficient (%)

Cotton

Cotton 100%

0.25

warp: 2.7%, weft: 3.2%

66

Cotton 100%

0.28

warp: 2.2%, weft 12.7%

46.9

Cotton 95%, Polyurethane 5%

0.7

warp: 4.7%, weft: 22.7%

55.8

Polyester

Polyester 100%

0.24

warp: 7.5%, weft: 9.3%

42.3

Polyester 100%

0.28

warp: 2.7%, weft: 16.7%

40.5

Polyester 97%, Spandex 3%

0.6

warp: 3.7%, weft: 23.7%

67.8

Silk

Silk 95%, Lycra 5%

0.19

warp: 2.7%, weft: 54.5%

60.3

Silk 100%

0.23

warp: 2.7%, weft: 3.7%

72.2

Silk 95%, Lycra 5%

0.31

warp: 3.3%, weft: 35.2%

67.7