The Effects of Repeated Laundering and Structural Parameters on the Terry Fabric Preference of Japanese Consumers and Comparison with Turkish Consumers

Year 2023, Volume: 38 Issue: 3, 695 - 704, 18.10.2023

Ece Kalaycı , Deniz Mutlu Ala Hüseyin Topçu , Tetsuya Sato Yüksel İkiz

https://doi.org/10.21605/cukurovaumfd.1377727

Abstract

The objective of this research is to determine the effects of weft yarn count, weft density and repeated laundering effects on terry fabric preference of Japanese participants and to compare with the preferences of Turkish participants. In addition, the terry fabric samples are evaluated by Japanese panelists in order to determine the importance of characteristics related to preference. Terry samples woven with nine different constructions are subjected to 5, 10, 20 and 40 washing cycles in a household washing machine before subjective evaluations. The subjective evaluations are performed in two steps with a total of 40 Japanese volunteers consisting 20 men and 20 women at the ages of 18-25 years. Both Japanese and Turkish participants preferred terry fabric samples woven with finer weft yarns at a higher rate. The preference rate for terry fabrics decreased with increasing washings cycles among the participants of both countries. In addition, the most important characteristics related to preference of Japanese participants has been revealed.

Keywords

Terry fabric, Subjective evaluation, Softness, Laundering

Tekrarlı Yıkamaların ve Yapısal Parametrelerin Japon Tüketicilerin Havlu Kumaş Tercihine Etkisi ve Türk Tüketicilerle Karşılaştırılması

Abstract

Bu çalışmada atkı ipliği numarası, atkı sıklığı ve tekrarlı yıkamaların Japon katılımcıların havlu kumaş tercihi üzerindeki etkileri araştırılmış, elde edilen sonuçlar Türk katılımcıların tercihleri ile karşılaştırılmıştır. Ayrıca Japon katılımcılar ile yapılan ikinci aşama değerlendirmelerde, tercihi etkileyen özelliklerin önem dereceleri araştırılmıştır. Bu amaçla, üç farklı kalınlıkta atkı iplikleri ile üç farklı atkı sıklığında dokuz farklı yapıya sahip havlu kumaş numuneleri üretilmiştir. 18-25 yaş arası 20 erkek ve 20 kadın olmak üzere toplam 40 Japon gönüllü ile iki aşamada gerçekleştirilen subjektif değerlendirmeler öncesinde havlu kumaşlara ev tipi çamaşır makinesinde 5, 10, 20 ve 40 kez tekrarlı yıkama yapılmıştır. Çalışma sonucunda Japon ve Türk katılımcıların, daha ince atkı iplikleri ile dokunan havlu kumaşları daha yüksek oranda tercih ettiği ve yıkama sayısı arttıkça, her iki ülke katılımcılarının tercih oranının azaldığı görülmüştür. Ayrıca Japon katılımcıların tercihi etkileyen özelliklerin önem dereceleri ortaya konulmuştur.

Keywords

Havlu kumaş, Subjektif değerlendirme, Yumuşaklık, Yıkama

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