A Method for Measuring the Flex Abrasion Resistance of Sewing Threads

Abstract

71-73<span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:" calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:="" "times="" new="" roman";mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;mso-hansi-theme-font:="" minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:"times="" roman";mso-ansi-language:en-us;="" mso-fareast-language:en-us;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa"="">An attempt has been made to develop and standardize a method for the determination of flex abrasion of sewing threads on Stoll Quarter Master Universal Wear Tester (SQMUWT) which has been designed mainly for measuring fabric abrasion. The applicability of the method has been established by testing 40 sewing threads of different types.</span