Abstract
In order to study the effects of fiber shapes and fiber assembly structure on the mechanical properties and hand value of a woven fabric, fabrics were prepared using various cross-section fibers. For the rigorous study, the fabrics were woven on the same weaving loom under the identical processing conditions. The mechanical properties of the fabrics were measured using KES-FB system and the hand values for women's thin dress application were calculated from the measured properties using KN-203-LDY. For simple analysis, cluster analysis was carried out and the fabrics were categorized into three groups. The experimental research found that mechanical properties and hand values of the fabrics depends significantly on the fiber cross-section types and fiber assembly structure. The results revealed that the compactness of fiber assembly showed greater influence on the hand values than the cross-sectional shape of the filaments.
