Clothing Materials and Applications

Author: Wang Huai, Yang Ruifeng
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: This book starts with the classification of clothing materials and provides a comprehensive and systematic introduction to the structure and morphology of various materials used in clothing, such as fibers, yarns, fabrics, furs, and leathers. For natural fiber clothing materials like cotton, wool, silk, and linen, it introduces them from the perspective of the physical units that constitute clothing materials, including the external structure, chemical composition, and main properties of fibers. It also compares and explains the differences in appearance and quality caused by different origins and varieties. For chemical fibers, it focuses on their structural characteristics, physical and chemical properties, as well as their outstanding advantages in wearability. This lays a theoretical foundation for readers to gain a comprehensive understanding of various clothing materials.
With the development of the clothing industry, clothing materials are continuously innovating and expanding into new areas. As science and technology advance, new clothing materials are constantly emerging. This book dedicates a certain amount of space to introducing the characteristics and research trends of several new clothing materials. Finally, it explains the key points to note when washing, cleaning, storing, and preserving clothing materials. This book can serve as a professional textbook for various clothing education programs and is also suitable for reading and reference by professionals in the clothing industry.