Evaluation of hand for terry towels based on PhabrOmeter

In order to explore the applied value of PhabrOmeter3 fabric evaluation system in softening effect evaluation of terry towels,PhabrOmeter3 was used to measure the hand values of terry towels and the results were compared with those obtained from subjective evaluations.The terry towels,which were used for subjective and objective evaluations,were treated by dipping with 3 kinds of different softeners of two concentrations,respectively,and after conditioning they were subjected to subjective and objective evaluations.The results showed that PhabrOmeter not only provides a convenient and efficient way to test fabric hand,including stiffness,softness,smoothness,draping value and relative hand value,but also reveals the effect of different softeners on fabric hand,and the difference between different finish concentrations.If sequencing the samples by softness degree,the order was consistent with that by the subjective evaluation.