Abstract:
Dimensional stability is one of the fundamental
issues from customer point of view due to after use changes
of length and width of garments hinder the proper use ability
of garments. The paper is to investigate the change of
dimensional stabilities and their association and difference
with different selective synthetic fibres constituents. Fabrics
and their adjacent garments samples are washed with
detergent and the changes of length and width are measured
in respect of previous dimensions. A sample of 50 repeated
measures was conducted to measure the dimension change.
Then the data was processed using software – Statistical
Package for Social Science (SPSS) to determine the
association and difference. It is revealed that there is
significant association with viscose fibre composition and
change of length after 1st and 3rd wash as well as change of
width after 3rd wash at fabric stage. However, at garments
stage, there is significant association with viscose fibre
composition and change of length after 1st wash as well as
with change of width at 3rd wash. 1st wash of fabric and
garments significantly differ with its 3rd wash, however,
there is no significant difference between fabric and
garments after the same wash.
