Abstract
Three types of flame-retardant fabrics available for children's sleepwear were evaluated for fabric hand and ab sorbency. The fabric hand was determined as a linear function of objective measurements of flexural rigidity, coefficient of friction, and compactness and subjective hand rating of the test panel. The analysis of response profile indicated that roughness and openness were preferred to smoothness and compactness for four sets of sleepwear fabrics evaluated. The expected utility value of the test fabric was 0.49, and the level of quality of the IDP fabric was neither high nor low; therefore, there was an equal chance of the class product being accepted or rejected by consumers. The absorb ency of , the test fabrics measured by an average wetting time varied considerably, and it seems from the test result that it was mainly influenced by fiber content and not related to flame-retardant finishes or additives.
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