抄録
Relationship between mechanical characteristics of cloths and composed pile yarns, and tactile of terry cloth was studied. Various mechanical characteristics of cloths and pile yarns of terry cloth in different design were measured. Tactile of terry cloth was provided by sensory evaluation. Mechanical factors related to tactile of terry cloth were extracted by means of factor analysis. Relationship between results of sensory evaluation of terry cloth and mechanical properties of cloths and yarns was examined by multiple linear regression analysis, in order to predict tactile of terry cloth from mechanical properties. As the result of analysis, it was found that tactile of terry cloths could be predicted more precisely not only by mechanical properties of cloths but also by mechanical properties of yarns. In particular, it was found that tactile of terry cloth was influenced by compressive and flexural properties of cloths and twist and fineness of pile yarns.
