The "Starfish" project is a long term program of applied research that attempts to provide a sufficiently rigorous working method and a sufficiently comprehensive data base so that a rational system may gradually be developed for reliably predicting the shrinkage and dimensional properties of finished, knitted cotton fabrics. This intro ductory report presents the general outline and philosophy of the project, and sum marizes some of the main areas of progress after the first five years, so that subsequent publications of detailed results may be seen in context.
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