A Simple Technique for Measuring the Textural Properties of Carpets

1 April 1978

journal article
Published by SAGE Publications in Textile Research Journal

Vol. 48 (4), 234-238
https://doi.org/10.1177/004051757804800406

Abstract

A method described by the first author for measuring the specific volume of a yarn by a bead-displacement technique has been adapted for measuring the volume of void space in a carpet pile, and so for obtaining an objective measurement of the texture of the pile.

Keywords

TECHNIQUE FOR MEASURING
PILE
MEASUREMENT OF THE TEXTURE
YARN
ADAPTED
CARPETS
DISPLACEMENT
SIMPLE TECHNIQUE
TEXTURAL PROPERTIES

This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:

A Technique for Measuring the Specific Volume of a Yarn, with Particular Reference to Wool Carpet Yarns
Textile Research Journal, 1974
36—THE ASSESSMENT OF THE APPEARANCE RETENTION OF CARPETS
The Journal of the Textile Institute, 1972

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