Abstract
We investigated how the yarns used in single satin stitch influenced the hand evaluation of knitted tapes for fasteners. The hand of five tapes was evaluated by the paired comparison method and principal component analysis. Furthermore, we measured their physical properties, and the relationship between the sensory values for hand and physical properties was studied by correlation analysis. The results are as follows.
(1)As a result of the principal component analysis, two principal components, “warmth and thickness” and “smoothness and shittori”, were chosen to represent the hand of knitted tape.
(2)The hand of tape with single satin stitch made with fully drawn yarn (FDY) was evaluated using two adjectives “conservative” and “refresh”.
(3)The hand of tape with single satin stitch made with draw textured yarn (DTY) was evaluated in terms of the “warm feeling”. In particular, it was found that the hand of tape with single satin stitch of DTY with many monofilaments was evaluated using three adjectives “high-class”, “good in touch” and “comfortable on skin”.
(4)The thickness at 25gf/cm2 pressure (TM), the coefficient of friction (MIU) and the mean deviation of MIU (MMD) of the tape with DTY single satin stitch were greater than those of the tape with FDY single satin stitch, and the warm/cool feeling evaluation value (qmax) of the tape with DTY single satin stitch was lower than that of the tape with FDY single satin stitch.
