Scientific Evaluation of some Aesthetical properties for the Women's Head Covering Scarves Fabrics

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1 Faculty of Applied Arts - Helwan University

2 spinning and weaving department - Faculty of applied arts - Helwan university

3 ٍSpinningand Weaving Department - Faculty of Applied Arts - Helwan University

Abstract

Women's head covering scarf fabric plays an important role in a woman's life as it is an integral part of her appearance and it needs to have aesthetical properties as well as the physiological comfort properties, where a large category of women living in Egypt, the Arab countries and North Africa wear a headscarf for social, religious or preventive reasons and sometimes for other reasons such as adornment. Therefore, it was necessary to find a relationship between the available aesthetical properties and the functional performance that should be distinguished. In this study would be identifying the concept of aesthetical properties from different points of view and how to evaluate them by scientific objective methods. Most studies and research on the aesthetic properties of fabrics are not dependent to objective scientific evaluation, but often dependent on subjective measurements (such as hand-touch, eye examination or pressure on the fabric) that lack accuracy and credibility of the results.
However, when evaluating aesthetical properties in an accurate scientific manner, based on a set of objective measurements (textile tests) that can be used as a measurable scientific concept, aesthetic requirements can be determined rather than subjective measurements. The study focuses on evaluating some aesthetical properties of the head coverings fabrics using objective scientific criteria rather than subjective evaluation.
The present thesis aims to Improving locally produced headcoverings fabrics to increase their competitiveness by taking advantage of the available possibilities, achieving a balanced product in terms of form and function by producing designs using textile operational methods, studying the impact on the aesthetic and functional properties of the produced fabrics, then evaluating the aesthetic properties in headcoverings fabrics with objective scientific measurements (Textile Tests) rather than subjective evaluations. Based on these tests are set best samples produced suitable for use as women headcoverings fabrics with a good appearance and give comfort to the wearer.
This has required the implementation of the following:
Sixteen samples were manufactured by using four different weft materials (viscose /cotton / polyester microfibers/ spun polyester) with four weave structure (Mock Leno Weave / Honeycomb weave 10 / Piqué Weave / Crepe Weave).

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