Fabric Hand Feel Setting It Correctly on a Tech Pack
Fabric Hand Feel should be written into the tech pack with a value, a tolerance and a method. This removes ambiguity from quotations.
Definition to agree
subjective assessment of softness and body. Working figures for Fabric Hand Feel normally sit around scored panel or handle meter in mainstream production. Note handle measurement systems on the tech pack so nobody tests against an older revision.
Target value
Open the specification at scored panel or handle meter, adjusted to the end use. Record elastane content alongside Fabric Hand Feel, because blends shift the measured value. A result outside scored panel or handle meter usually points to process drift rather than to the fibre itself.
Method line
Always pair the target with handle measurement systems so the mill and the laboratory test the same way. Keeping reference values for Fabric Hand Feel lets suppliers quote without extra sampling rounds. Ask for conditioning details together with handle measurement systems, since both affect the reading.
Tolerance line
State plus or minus limits to keep production realistic while protecting the requirement. Working figures for Fabric Hand Feel normally sit around scored panel or handle meter in mainstream production. Note handle measurement systems on the tech pack so nobody tests against an older revision.
Approval step
Approve the result on pre-production bulk rather than on development fabric only. Record elastane content alongside Fabric Hand Feel, because blends shift the measured value. A result outside scored panel or handle meter usually points to process drift rather than to the fibre itself.
