抄録
In previous papers, we described the effects of shrinking by Yunoshi-method on the appearance characteristics and the mechanical properties of crapes.
And in present paper, first some effects of shrinking by Yunoshi-method were observed through wearing test of Kimonos constructed with both shrunk and unshrunk crape, and next these effects were discussed on the basis of the comparisons between the mechanical properties of the shrunk and the unshrunk cloths. The results obtained are as follows :
1) The strain occurs in the diagonal direction of a cloth of Kimono in wearing is the largest as compared with the ones in the warp and the filling directions of the cloth, and these strains are especially remarkable at the hip and at the knees.
2) The strains of the shrunk cloths occur in wearing are rather smaller than those of the unshrunk cloths.
3) The result mentioned above 2) is due to the facts confirmed experimentally that the shrunk cloths are less deformed by the shearing or the tensile force and are endowed with more flexibility with soft feeling and more elasticity for bending or compressing, accordingly, the shape stability of the shrunk cloths is better for any kinds of deformations.
