Study on the Amount of Ease at the Sleeve Cap of Knitted Fabrics
1976 Volume 27 Issue 8 Pages 539-543
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1976 Volume 27 Issue 8 Pages 539-543
The amount of ease at the sleeve cap plays a big role in the appearance of the garment, the comfort for wearing, and the pressure to the motion of upward arm. In addition, the technique of setting in the sleeve is difficult.
Experiments on the amount of ease at the sleeve cap of the garments which were made of various woven fabrics have been reported by the author previously (cf. J. Home Economics, 6, 156 (1955)).
The present experiments were performed in order to throw light on the differences between woven fabrics and knitted fabrics. Two types of knitted fabrics were used in this paper : one was thin cotton and the other thick wool. The appearance, the comfort for wearing, the pressure to the motion of upward arm, and the misfit of garments were examined.
The typical results were as follows :
1. The differences in the amount of ease were found between types of knitted fabrics.
2. The amount of ease at the sleeve cap of the thin knitted fabrics should be less than woven fabrics of comparable weight, but the thick ones are needed more ease.
