Development of a test method for the dynamic drapability of fabrics using reciprocating motion

Fashion and Textiles

International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research

Table 1 Physical, mechanical and drapery characteristics of fabric samples (a) Physical and mechanical characteristics (b) Drape shapes of the test samples for verification

Sample code	Drape Coefficient (%)	Weight (g/m²)	Thickness (mm)	M_WARP	M_WEFT	F_WARP	F_WEFT	F_BIAS	C_WARP	C_WEFT	C_BIAS
(a) Physical and mechanical characteristics
Samples for measurement method development
R1	21.86	62.8	0.14	29	27	0.024	0.007	0.010	0.002	0.003	0.000
R2	34.70	158.4	0.30	31	29	0.010	0.010	0.010	0.001	0.000	0.000
R3	47.75	200.0	0.30	39	34	0.231	0.150	0.012	0.030	0.012	0.000
R4	78.43	232.3	0.33	44	71	0.020	0.099	0.022	–0.031	0.816	0.002
R5	94.73	305.1	0.46	54	37	0.596	0.219	0.133	0.020	–0.009	0.006
Samples for identifying the optimal conditions
R12	26.66	102.0	0.25	39	33	0.011	0.001	0.010	0.000	0.231	0.000
R23	37.54	192.3	0.30	45	45	0.010	0.008	0.009	0.000	0.000	0.000
R34	52.68	207.0	0.36	41	47	0.009	0.010	0.008	0.024	0.002	0.000
R45	86.41	281.0	0.43	55	33	0.010	0.014	0.011	0.045	0.027	0.004
Samples to verify the developed measurement method
A1	21.10	73.1	0.11	42	33	0.062	0.334	0.010	1.220	0.047	0.000
A2	26.31	209.0	0.44	29	26	0.010	0.010	0.010	0.000	0.000	0.000
B1	35.19	81.5	0.13	43	38	2.709	0.364	0.011	0.324	0.043	0.000
B2	30.20	292.0	0.64	35	31	0.010	0.011	0.009	0.000	0.001	0.000
C1	49.31	85.0	0.10	42	32	0.127	0.013	0.014	0.087	0.012	0.005
C2	48.53	169.1	0.31	32	49	0.030	0.256	0.010	0.010	0.080	0.000
D1	38.18	63.8	0.10	45	35	1.799	0.224	0.010	0.350	0.017	0.001
D2	37.88	305.0	1.15	35	29	0.011	0.009	0.010	0.000	0.000	0.000

Sample code	Sample code	Sample code	Sample code
(b) Drape shapes of the test samples for verification
A1	B1	C1	D1
A2	B2	C2	D2