Physical measurements were made on a minimum care Dacron 1 and rayon blended fabric to determine the effect of maintenance and wear on serviceability. The fabric had been worn and home laundered, worn and commercially drycleaned. and commer cially drycleaned without wear.
Physical changes in the fabric, as measured in the laboratory, were generally con sistent with an earlier subjective evaluation of the fabric. Physical characteristics of the fabric, with the exception of stiffness and abrasion, showed only slight changes.
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