Date Available
12-11-2018
Year of Publication
2018
Degree Name
Master of Science in Retailing and Tourism Management (MSRTM)
Document Type
Master's Thesis
College
Agriculture, Food and Environment
Department/School/Program
Retailing and Tourism Management
First Advisor
Dr. Elizabeth P. Easter
Abstract
The purpose of this research was to evaluate and compare the performance, aesthetic and material properties of women’s t-shirts composed of three different sustainable fibers (lyocell, organic cotton, and viscose from bamboo) before and after repeated home laundering. A convenience sample was comprised of thirty-nine t-shirts. Thirteen black t-shirts from each fiber content were used for testing according to ASTM and AATCC standards. The evaluations and measurements were performed initially and after wash intervals one, five, ten, and twenty. The t-shirts were tested for fabric weight, fabric count, color fastness, smoothness appearance, pilling, dimensional stability and skewness.
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.13023/etd.2018.468
Recommended Citation
Eubank, Katelyn, "A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF AESTHETIC AND PERFORMANCE PROPERTIES OF WOMENS T-SHIRTS MADE OF LYOCELL, ORGANIC COTTON, AND VISCOSE FROM BAMBOO" (2018). Theses and Dissertations--Retailing and Tourism Management. 16.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/mat_etds/16
