Exploration of several issues about evaluation of fabric smoothness appearance after laundering

Change in fabric garment appearance after repeated laundering depends on the material properties,mechanical force,detergents and many other factors which reduce the aesthetic value and wearability of a garment. Due to a variety of reasons,the individual results on conventional manual evaluation methods have big differences and low detection precision. In this paper,current research both home and abroad on methods for evaluating fabric smoothness appearance was reviewed. Besides,some important issues on the evaluation of fabric smoothness appearance were deeply discussed in the view of technical aspects,evaluation indexes,characteristic classification methods and study trends thereof are predicted. It is considered that an objective and effective evaluation of fabric smoothness appearance can be of significance to assess textile material research and development,clothing design,washing machine manufacturing,detergent research and development and the like.