**4.2.1 Fabric thickness**

The positions for measuring fabric thickness to the direction of the fabric width and to the longitudinal direction on the right and left sides of the fabric were selected as shown in Fig. 6 and Fig. 7. The specimens for measuring fabric mechanical properties were prepared as shown in Fig. 8.

Fig. 6. Measured points of thickness to the direction of the fabric width.

Fig. 7. Measured points of thickness on the right & left sides of Fabric

The Physical Properties of Woven Fabrics

rpm, efficiency and percentage of end break of Table 16.

break but air-jet loom has high weft-break.

Loom RPM Effi. Keeping

**5.1.2 Rapier looms** 

THEMA-

PICANOL-

Fig. 10. Percentage of end break of warp and weft to the three looms

loom/person

Table 16. Efficiency and stop number of weaving loom for the test

Fig. 11. Diagram between rpm and efficiency of test looms

**RPM, Efficiency (%)**

382

RPM Efficiency(%)

82.1

**% of end break**

for Emotional Garment According to the Weaving Loom Characteristics 67

**other weft warp**

Pick Loom stop number Stop % hour total warp weft other warp weft

**SULZER P-OMNI P-PAT**

As shown in Fig. 9, Sulzer shows high efficiency, on the one hand, air-jet looms, both P-Omni and P-PAT show low efficiency. As shown in Fig. 10, Sulzer loom has high warp-

Table 16 shows loom efficiency and stop number of each rapier looms. Fig. 11 and 12 show

FAST - R 382 82.1 7 100,000 30.4 20.9 8.2 1.3 68.8 27.0 hour 5.8 4.0 1.5 0.3

11-E 399 75.6 8 100,000 45.1 28.4 11.1 5.6 63.0 24.6 hour 8.1 5.1 2.0 1.0

GTX 402 67.8 10 100,000 41.7 31.7 6.2 3.8 76.0 14.9 hour 6.8 5.2 1.0 0.6

399

FAST THEMA P-GTX **Loom**

75.6

402

67.8

Fig. 8. Preparation of specimens for the test using KES-FB System
