Abstract
Samples from eleven undyed cotton terry towels, ranging from 9.7 to 14.8 oz. per square yard, were laundered up to 100 times in a household type washer. Their weights, maximum rates of absorption, and ultimate absorptions were determined after various numbers of laundering and drying cycles. The unlaundered samples had the lowest values for both rate and ultimate absorption. Both values increased markedly with successive launderings up to about 10; after that the increase, were slight. At 100 laundering the rate had passed maximum, but the ultimate absorption was still increas ing. Ultimate absorption correlates well with fabric weight, but the rate shows no such correlation. The absorption per gram of cotton was somewhat greater for the lighter weight fabrics.
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