Fabrics made from non-conventional blends : what can we expect from them related to handle

The paper briefly describes a novel patented laboratory instrument, wich was investigated, designed and manufactured at the university of Minho based on mew method of accessing friction coefficient of fabrics, as well as its fundamental and working principle, followed by an experimental study, where a comparison between three different double-faced fabrics made from non-conventional fibre conbinations was carried out, the results of the experimental work being analyzed using various tools, including SPSS 15.0 statistical package and commented in the light of influence of the raw material in the friction properties of the fabric