Table 8.
Results obtained through Kawabata of the primary and total hand values (PHVs and THVs) of men’s winter suit fabrics of soy protein (SP), chitin, cotton, and cotton-based fibers.
| Fabric | PHVs | THVs | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koshi | Fukurami | Numeri | ||||||
| Value | Grade | Value | Grade | Value | Grade | Value | Grade | |
| SP | 7.71 ± 0.08 a | Strong | 4.70 ± 0.21 a | Average | 4.06 ± 0.05 a | Average | 3.23 ± 0.06 a | Average |
| Chitin | 8.40 ± 0.04 b | Strong | 3.94 ± 0.15 b | Average | 6.15 ± 0.04 b | Average | 3.42 ± 0.07 b,c | Average |
| Cotton | 7.90 ± 0.05 b,c | Strong | 4.44 ± 0.11 a,b | Average | 8.56 ± 0.07 c | Strong | 3.72 ± 0.09 c | Good |
| Cotton/polyester (35/65) | 7.44 ± 0.03 c | Strong | 5.43 ± 0.09 c | Average | 6.81 ± 0.12 d | Average | 3.60 ± 0.07 c | Good |
| Cotton/acrylic (40/60) | 8.16 ± 0.10 b | Strong | 1.54 ± 0.19 d | Weak | 3.77 ± 0.03 e | Weak | 2.72 ± 0.13 d | Average |
a–e Different letters in the same column indicate a significant difference among the samples (p < 0.05).