TESTING AND QUALITY CONTROL OF TEXTILES

AND APPARELs
LESSON PLAN
AIM
To impart Knowledge on Testing and quality control of different yarn counts and fabric
testing instruments.
Course Objectives
To acquire Knowledge to the students about fibre, yarn and fabric testing instruments.
To make the students to understand about the yarn properties such as counts, single yarn
Strength, lea strength and yarn twist and evenness characteristics.
To understand the students about fabric properties such as handle, tensile strength, tearing
Strength, abrasion resistance, pilling resistance, draping and crease recovery angle of
Woven and knitted fabrics.
To create awareness to the students about seam properties, colour fastness test and
dimensional stability of apparels.

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Description of Portion to be
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Reference

UNIT-1
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Definition of Random and Biased

Samples.
Sampling techniques for Fibre,
Yarns and Fabrics
Standard RH and Temperature for
testing and Mechanical Processing

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Fibre testing by High Volume

Instrument (HVI)
Direction of Twist and Twist
Multipliers
Twist Testers- Tension Type.
Take up type twist tester
ATIRA Direct type tester and
Electronic Twist Tester

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Yarn Hairiness Tester Methods

and Singeing

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Discussion and interactions with

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UNIT-2
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Yarn count and Analytical Balance

Knowels Balance and Beasley
Balance
Quadrant Balance , Electronic Yarn
Count Balance
Yarn Diameter calculation and
Methods of measuring yarn
Evenness
Yarn appearance board - ASTM
standards and Cutting and
Weighing Methods
Fielden Walkmann Evenness
Tester
Electronic Capacitance Principle Uster Evenness tester
Yarn faults and its Classification
Uster Classimatte tester
Discussion and interactions with
the students
UNIT-3

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Crimp - Shirley Crimp Tester

Fabric Tensile Strength Tester Ravelled Strip Method - Grab
Method
Elmendorf Tearing Strength Tester
Fabric Tearing Strength TesterWing Rip, Trapezoidal and Double
Rip.
Ballistic Tester and Hydraulic
Bursting Strength Tester
Factors affecting Abrasion
Resistance.
Handle and Serviceability
Martindale Abrasion Resistance
Tester
Fabric Pilling- ICI Pillbox Tester
Discussion and interactions with
the students
UNIT-4

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Fabric Drape - Drape Meter

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Fabric stiffness-Shirley Stiffness

Tester
Factors affecting Crease
Resistance
Fabric Crease Recovery Tester;
Terms in Air Permeability and
Water Permeability
Shirley Air Permeability Tester
Methods of Water Permeability
Tester- Shower Proof Method
Spray Test and Bundlesmann
Tester
Friction Measuring Instruments
Discussion and interactions with
the students

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UNIT-5
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Seam Strength Testing

Seam Severance Testing
Factors Affecting Seam Strength
Tester
Evaluation of Interlining Quality
Colour Fastness Testing Washing
Fastness
Rubbing Fastness Tester
Light and Perspiration Fastness
Apparel Dimensional Stability
Testing
Durable Press Evaluation
Discussion and interactions with
the students

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TEXT BOOKS
1.

Grover E. G. and Hamby D. S., Handbook of Textile Testing and Quality Control,
Wiley-b Eastern Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 1969.

2.

J. E. Booth, Principles of Textile Testing, CBS Publishers and Distributors,

New Delhi, 1996.

REFERENCES
1. Sundaram V., Handbook of Textile Testing, CTRL Publication, Bombay.
2. BSI, BSI Handbooks, British Standard Institution, Manchester.
3. BIS, BIS Handbooks, Bureau of Indian Standards, Delhi, 1989.
4. Pradip V. Mehta, An Introduction to Quality control for the Apparel Industry ASQC

Quality Press, Marcel Decker Inc., New York 1995.