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» An Approach to Cloth Synthesis and Visualization - Technical paper, providing an analysis of the various approaches to cloth modelling including its three-dimensional structure and optical properties. Authors: Vladimir L. Volevich. [PDF]

» Clothing and Textiles for Disabled and Elderly People - Technical research notes written within the framework of the European EasyTex project, identifying the problems that can occur with clothing for disabled and elderly people, and suggesting solutions where possible. Authors: H. Meinander and M. Varheenmaa. [PDF]

» Comfort Characteristics of Fabrics Containing Twistless and Hollow Fibrous Assemblies in Weft - Technical paper describing the comfort characteristics of plain woven textile fabrics containing viscose staple fiber twistless and hollow fibrous assemblies, and core-sheath type DREF-III yarns in weft. Authors: A. Das and M. Ishtiaque. [PDF]

» The Communication Bottleneck in Knitwear Design: Analysis and Computing Solutions - Technical paper presenting the results of an ethnographic study of the patterns of communication observed in the knitwear industry, with an analysis of the diverse factors contributing to communication breakdown and a discussion about possible solutions. Author: Claudia Eckert. [PDF]

» Developing Simulation Techniques for an Interactive Clothing System - Technical paper presenting a mechanically based cloth simulation system, as part of a contribution towards creating interactive environments for garment design and simulation. Authors: Pascal Volino and Nadia Thalmann. [PDF]

» Draperies & Window Coverings Magazine Online - Index of an list of articles about interior design, home furnishing, and window dressings, written by Karla J. Nielson. From the DWC online magazine.

» Draperies and Window Coverings - Index of an list of articles about interior design, home furnishing, and window dressings, written by Karla J. Nielson. From the DWC online magazine.

» The Elements of Draping - Includes scientific paper about gravity induced draping of a three dimensional object of a naturally flat, isotropic elastic sheet, as it relates to fashion design and virtual reality animation. Authors: E. Cerda and others. [PDF]

» Estimating Cloth Simulation Parameters from Video - Includes technical paper presenting an algorithm for estimating the parameters of a cloth simulation from video data of linen, fleece, satin and knitted fabrics. Authors: Kiran S. Bhat and others. [PDF]

» Evaluation of Thermal Transport Properties of Pillows - Technical paper about an investigation into the relation between the sensory evaluation of the coolness of pillows and their thermal transport properties, important for the design of thermally desirable pillows. Authors: Yokura Hiroko and others.

» Intelligent Support for Communication Difficulties in Conceptual Design - Includes paper arguing that an intelligent design support system allows textile designers to turn their typically incomplete, inconsistent and inaccurate specification of designs into a correct representation of their ideas. Authors: Dr. C. Eckert and others. [PDF]

» A Mathematical Modeling Framework for Analysis of Functional Clothing - Extensive technical paper, providing a mathematical modeling framework for quantifying the mechanical interactions between a given clothing system design and a specific wearer performing defined physical tasks. Authors: Xiaolin Man and Colby C. Swan. [PDF]

» Sensing the Fabric - Technical paper describing an initial investigation of ideas for developing and refining current haptic parameters and interfaces for use in the textiles and related industries. Authors: Pat Dillon and others. [PDF]

» Textiles and Clothing in the Mediterranean Region - Includes working paper, assessing trade policy towards textiles in the main exporting South Mediterranean countries and in their main export markets, and analysing the likely impact of full implementation of the Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (ATC) in light of the regional expansion of the EU to integrate Central and East European countries. Authors: Hannaa Kheir-el-Din and Maamoun Abdel-Fattah. [PDF]

» Types of Textiles - Collection of articles on the different types of textile fabrics, their history and origin, cultural influences on design, and the meaning of colors. Also, a study of the evolution and changes in fashion. From BharatTextile.Com.

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