These parameters are assessed in order to understand the visual condition of the garment after the home or commercial laundering process; any changes could be perceived as poor durability by the consumer.

How do you perform laundering testing?

The types of test conducted include dimensional stability and shrinkage, spirality, and bow and skew.

Dimensional stability is a common concern in apparel performance, where the change of fabric size is assessed.

Shrinkage of a garment looks for changes (plus or minus) in its dimensions after it is subjected laundering.

What types of products would be tested like this?

Consumers expect items such as apparel, upholstery, bedding, sportswear, outdoorwear, and nonwovens to remain largely the same in look and size after laundering.