Evaluating Wool Shirt Comfort with Wear Trials and the Forearm Test

Textile Research Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 113-119

  Wang, G ^a   Zhang, W ^a   Postle, R ^b   Phillips, D ^c  

^a DONGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COTTON FABRICS; GARMENT MANUFACTURE; POLYESTERS; TEMPERATURE;

WEAR TRIAL;

WOOLEN AND WORSTED FABRICS;

APPAREL FABRIC; COMFORT; TESTING; WOOL FABRIC; WOVEN FABRIC;

EID: 0037297910     PISSN: 00405175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/004051750307300204     Document Type: Article

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