SILK IN THE WAH.

Silk is highly sensitive to the heat, friciton, and alkainity of launering. Imporoper laundering adversely affearance and durability. The optlmal method for hand-laundering is described. Washwater is neutral an soft. A neutral soap is used; borax and ammonia can be used as water softener. The silk is then washed and rinsed in warm water. ..

World Textile and Apparel Consumption -- Forecasts to 2002 for 17 Leading Countries.

An examination of mill and final consumption in 17 major textile porducing and trading countries--Brazil, China (including Taiwan), France, Germany, Greece, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Pakistan, the Philippines, Portugal, South Korea, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States--reveals that the self sufficiency levels o..

Fundamentals of Fashion.

A basic trouser patterns uses the proportionate center line system developed by the late Colin Stovell, a senior lecturer at the London College of Fashion. The method, which is related to a size chart, provides patterns suitable for mass production of trousers. The system increases the user's ability ot draft, cut, nd grade patterns for a..

Quality Management.

In recent years, the apparel industry in Hong Kong has been converting from the mass production of lower priced products th the peoduction of high uality fashion goods. The major factors influencing ths transition are competition with China and a rise labor costs. The production of high quality fashion appael requires the implementation o..

Computer Aided Design (CAD)/Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM) on Show.

An overview of CAD/CAM systems used in apparel manufacturing focuses on new technological developments. In hardware, a major trend is the use of monitors with higher resolution. Such software as Microsoft Windows, UNIX, and Novell are improtant in systems integration. Companies are incrasingly integrating all phases of operations and buil..

INFLUENCE OF SELF-OXIDIZED FATTY SOILS ON THE REMOVAL OF PARTICULATE SOILS FROM FABRIC DURING LAUNDERING.

An experiment evaluated the influence of self-oxidized fatty soils on the removal of particulate soils from cotton and polyester fabric during laundering. The test soils consisted of lard and particles of ferric oxanate. The faric samples were segregated into three groups. The fibrst group was stained with lard, the second group was stain..

ENZYME TREATMENT FOR REMOVING PILLS FROM GARMENT DYED GOODS.

Pilling is a major problem in garment dyeing. Enzylon CM-30 enzyme effectively removes pills from cellulose garments. Enzylon ASN-30 is similarly effective for wool. The cellulose enzyme product is a mixture of three enzymes: exocellulase, endocellulase, and beta-D-glucosidase. Temperature and pH control its action, which prevents fabric ..

EFFECT OF CHLORINATED WATER ON THE COLORFASTNESS OF SWIMSUITS.

An experiment investigated the effect of chlorinated water on the colorfastness of dyed nylon swimsuits. The dyes were C.I. Acid Orange 149, C.I. Acid Red 114, and C.I. Acid Blue 140. Measurements included gray scale contrasts, delta-E CIELAB values, residualactive chlorine concetnrations on the fabric, possible dye-chlorine interactions,..

In-house Preparation of Sodium Hypochlorite and Its Application to Denim Wash.

Sodium hypochlorite is an oxidizing bleach used during the processing of cellulosic fabrics. A reaction between potassium permanganate an hydrochloric acid, which involves the liberation of chlorine, is suitable for the in-house preparation of sodium hypochlorite. An alternative method prepares sodium hypochlorite. An alternative method p..

Future of Textile Auxiliary.

Environmental and safety regulations will influence the future of textile auxiliaries. These regulations will create more stringent controls for the transport and management of chemicals. Legislation is currently in place to control packaging, vehicle loading, and the labeling of goods for transport. International agreements are being neg..