Abstract
The structural features of fabrics originated from the weaving conditions affect their physical and mechanical properties characterized as tensile, shears bending and compressional properties, etc. In this study, to identify the effect of the weaving condition on fabric hand, samples were classified with various variables such as weft density; weft yarn, and fabric structure. The final 24 fabric samples were prepared under various weaving conditions and subsequent polyester finishing conditions. The fabric mechanical characteristics required for primary hand values were evaluated with the KES-FB system. Thermal analysis, image analysis, and statistical methods were used in investigating the characteristics of the polyester fabrics and identifying the correlation between the weaving condition and the mechanical characteristic values. The weight reduction rate of the fabrics was changed significantly with increasing filament numbers for same denier yarns compared with other variables. The bending and shear rigidities were remarkably affected by the weaving conditions. The result of the hand values represented higher Fukurami values and lower Hari and Koshi values compared with those of KN-202-LDY mean values which is the a general hand value of peach face type fabrics.
