Evaluation of Fabric Hand for Dobby Texture Cloth Diapers under Dry and Wet Conditions

Abstract

Fabric hand is one of the most important functions that cloth diapers can have, as well as water absorption and water retention capability. In order to clarify the condition for further improvements in fabric hand of dobby texture diapers, in this study, we carried out sensory evaluation tests using 4 samples with different materials (cotton vs. PET), different classes (filament yarn vs. spun yarn), and different yarn counts. Consequently, it suggests that PET is more effective than cotton, and No.20 count yarn works better than No.30 in improving fabric hand. As for the yarn type, we could not find any absolute superiority or inferiority because spun yarn outperforms in softness sensation and filament yarn in thermal sensation. However, filament yarn proves to gain superiority in thermal sensation on wet condition, which is considered very important for diaper.