Fabric Hand Feel Frequently Asked Questions
Short answers to the questions buyers ask most often about Fabric Hand Feel.
What does it mean?
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.
What value should be specified?
Start from scored panel or handle meter and adjust for the end use of the garment. 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.
How is it tested?
handle measurement systems. 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.
Why does it change between lots?
Process variables such as finishing temperature and elastane batch cause the normal spread of results. 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.
Can results be compared across suppliers?
Only when the same standard revision and conditioning are used; otherwise measurements are not equivalent. 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.
