AMM360A Textile Testing Result PresentationBy Ho Yi Chiu (Chloe)
Winter 2012
Garment Selected for Textile Testing
Harajuku Mini for Target Collection
Girl’s Plaid Sleeveless Ruffle Dress
Fabric ABrushed Cotton
100% Cotton
Fabric BCotton
Homespun100% Cotton
Important Test ResultsTest # Text Name Fabric A Fabric B
1 Laundering, Colorfastness to ✔
3.5 Tensile Strength ✔ 4.5 Tear Strength ✔ 5 Dimensional Stability ✔
12 Abrasion Resistance (Taber) ✔ 5/5 0/5
Test #1Laundering, Colorfastness to
Fiber Type Fabric A Rating
Fabric B Rating
Wool (Worsted) 5 5Spun Polyacrylic (Orlon 75) 5 5Spun Polyester (Dacron 54) 5 5Spun Polyamide (Nylon 6, 6) 5 4Bleached Cotton 5 2Filament Acetate 5 5
**Results were rated using the AATCC Gray Scale for Evaluating StainingFrom the scale of 1 (high color transfer) to 5 (no color color transfer)
Fabric A Performed Better
Test #3.5Tensile Strength
Fabric A Fabric B
8” x 3” 3” x 8” 8” x 3” 3” x 8”
Yarn being tested Warp Filling Warp Filling
Break Load (lbf) 161.5 80.83 87.95 80.11
Elongation (inch) 0.7348 0.8360 0.4443 0.6086
Elongation (%) 24.49% 27.87% 14.81% 20.29%
Fabric A Performed Better
Test #4.5Tearing Strength
Tearing StrengthFabric A Fabric B
4” x 2” Dry 87 lbs. 60.5 lbs.4” x 2” Wet > 100 lbs. 72 lbs.2” x 4” Dry 81 lbs. 48 lbs.2” x 4” Wet 73 lbs. 45 lbs.
**CPP/AMM Test Method 4.5 was used instead of CPP/AMM Test Method 4because I was unable to obtain digital read-out result for Fabric A (4” x 2” Dry)
Fabric A Performed Better
Test #5Dimensional Stability
**The best performance resulted from Cool Wash / Cool Rinse / Line Dry
Fabric A Performed Better
Fabric A Fabric B Warp Filling Warp Filling
Hot wash/Cool rinse/Hot dry - 7.3% - 1.3% - 8.3% - 2.6%
Hot wash/Cool rinse/Cool dry - 9.1% - 2.1% - 8.9% - 3.1%
Warm wash/Cool rinse/Hot dry - 5.2% 0% - 7.1% - 0.8%
Warm wash/Cool rinse/Cool dry - 6.3% - 1.0% - 7.3% - 1.6%
Cool wash/Cool rinse/Hot dry - 5.5% - 1.6% - 8.9% - 1.6%
Cool wash/Cool rinse/Line dry - 3.7% - 0.8% - 6.3% - 0.8%
Test #12Abrasion Resistance (Taber)
Fabric A Performed Better
Fabric A Fabric B
# of rev.
Weight before
test
Weight after test
% weight
loss# of rev.
Weight before
test
Weight after test
% weight
loss
1: Thread Breakage 117 0.192
oz0.186
oz 3.13% 24 0.086 oz
0.085 oz 1.16%
2: 100 Revolution / Rupture
100 0.191 oz
0.186 oz 2.62% 34 0.085
oz0.084
oz 1.18%
3: Rupture 160 0.187 oz
0.178 oz 4.81% / / / /
Conclusion…
Based on the observed test results, Fabric A performed better than Fabric B. Therefore, Fabric A is recommended for the specified garment.