Determination of tactile properties of shirt fabrics by sensory analysis and physical tests and evaluation of the relation between these two methods

Abstract

In this study, determination of tactile properties of shirt fabrics by sensory analysis and evaluation of the relation between sensory analysis data and certain physical properties of fabrics have been aimed. For this aim, it was demanded from 90 participants to evaluate 18 shirt fabrics with different properties in terms of tactile by subjective sensory analysis. This test was conducted in two steps as blind and open eye and consistency of the participants in their preferences was tested by verification test. In the determination of tactile properties of shirt fabrics by physical test methods, bending length and stiffness values of the fabrics were measured according to standards. Then, the poll data were collected, evaluated and compared to physical test results. It was found that the blind eye preferences of the women and men participants were quite close, however there were differences in the open eye preferences due to personal interests like color and design. It was also observed that the preferences of the participants were in correlation with physical test results.