FASHION AND FABRICS IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY.

In the 21st century, lifestyle will determine fashion. Women will lead multi-faceted lives and require wardrobes for career, home, social affairs, and social consciousness. Telecommunications advances will make offices, and therefore office wear, obsolete. People will wear interchangeable outfilts with gossamer stretch knit bodysuits as a..

ADVANCED FIBERS FOR PERSONAL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.

Wearers of protective ballstic vests demand both effective protection and comfort. Protective vests, jackets, and shirts, known as soft body armor, must be lightweight, easy to wear, and disguisable. Until now, p-aramid fibers such as Kevlar and Twaron were used for body armor, but high molecular weight polythylene (UHMWPE) now offers bet..

HIGH-TECH TEXTILES FOR PROTECTIVE CLOTHING

A veriety of specialty fibers is finding applications in the protective apparel market. For example, flame resistant textiles were once only constructed from treated cotton. Now, coton blends and Acrilan-modacrylic fibers are popular because of their durability during laundering. Other protective apparel applications for specialty fibers ..

BENZENE AND TURPENTINE -- THE PRE-HISTORY OF DRYCLEANING.

Drycleaning was introduced to Britain by Pullar's of Perth in 1866. The techniques of cleaning fabrics without recourse to soap and water, however, dates to a much earlier period. During the 16th and 17th centuries, a variety of books, known as books of secrets, comprised of culinary and other household recipes, amusing chemical tricks, s..

WEAR DUE TO LAUNDERING ON POLYNOSIC AND POLYNOSIC BLENDED TEXTILES

The effect of laundering on wear in polynosic fabrics and their blends used in apparel was examined. Two anionic detergents with varying pH, phosphate content, and percent active components were used. Fabric constructions with varying weights, warp and weft densities, Fabric constructions with varying weights, warp and weft densities, and..

CLOTHING FOR CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGIAL PROTECTION

Richard D. Langton of Charcoal Cloth Limited has developed a lighweight and porous fabric that offers good protection from chemical and biological agents. The fabric is described in United States patent 5 112 666. The fabric is a composite composed of three layers. The outer layer can be composed of a twill fabric with a nylon warp and a ..

RADI-CHIPS BEAM IN ON TEXTILE CARE.

Radio-frequency (RF) identification tagging is being used to track garments in laundry plants. Identification codes are encapsulated in a button affixed to the garment and can be read without contact, making them more advantageous than barcode identification. Using RF identification, a garment can be read from a distance of 70 centimeters..

BIOLOGICAL RESISTANT CLOTHING

a committee organized to standardize the evaluation o apparel that is resistant to biological liquids has developed test methods using synthetic blood to minimize the dangers o HIV infection among medical professionals. The committee, F-23, test such items as gloves and gowns, which previously have not been tested. A program for evaluatin..

Stain Removal On Laundry Items - Part II.

Removal of heavy aged stains requires the use of bleach solution. Alkali stains can usually be removed with a solution of any our or by rewashing. Carbon paper, ink, lipstick, and makeup stains require a paint/oil/grease remover. Washing often removes the chlorophyll found in grass stains, especially if an oxidizing agent is used. Ozone c..

Dry Cleaning with Carbon Dioxide

Global Technologies of California is commercializing a new drycleaning technology. The process, DryWash, uses liquid carbon dioxide instead of perchloroethylene and is a nontoxic and nonflammable process that does not produce hazardous waste and does not deplete the ozone layer. The company claims that the carbon dioxide cleans all appare..