抄録
We tried to evaluate the objective hand value of a fabric by using not numerical but only qualitative data for its properties, such as large/small, high/low, excellent/poor and so on. In the analysis, SHINAYAKASA (Flexibility with soft feeling) of women’s dress fabrics defined in the KES method was used as an objective measure of a sample fabric. The measured data with a KES apparatus were converted to the qualitative values by comparing the measured data with settled standards. These qualitative data of 187 samples were statistically analyzed by the quantification theory I. The multiple correlation coefficient between SHINAYAKASA of the KES method and that estimated by using the parameters obtained in the analysis was 0.92. The number of items used in the analysis was largely reduced from 16 to 7, that is, WT, B, G, WC, MMD, SMD, and W. These results indicate that the objective evaluation of fabric hand using qualitative data can be in practical use at a similar level of the KES method.
