This book presents basic knowledge on the examination of textile materials from fibers to
yarns and knitted or woven fabrics using mathematical and physical methods. Besides typical
textile test procedures defined by well-known standards the book aims at showing new ways to
examine textile materials and giving an overview of the possibilities as well as problems
occurring when methods from other areas are transferred into the examination of textiles. The
contents range from apparently simple measurements such as resistance of conductive coatings
on woven fabrics to diffraction measurements on woven fabrics to optical examination of
knitted fabrics by mathematical approaches to study yarn hairiness and cover factor.
