The question about the quality of Chinese silk has always
been of interest not only to the manufacturer and consumers in
China but also to people who are wearing and dealing with silk
all over the world. Judging of silk fabrics by means of the feel
and on the basis...
The purposes of this study are to observe how change in the culture of the Mayas is reflected in the change or development of the costume and to appreciate the greatness of this culture. The knowledge of the costume of these Mayas as a piece of information is not as...
The analysis of the most recent revision of the Clothing Construction
Placement Test battery was undertaken for the purpose of
evaluating the worth of the three parts of the test in placing students
in the accelerated and regular sections of Clothing Construction,
CT 210, and in determining exemptions from the...
The purpose of this study was to identify the most recent
trends in Clothing and Textiles, to find whether any relationship
existed between them, and whether there was difference of emphasis
between large and small schools.
The information about existing trends in Clothing and Textiles
was collected from literature published...
One purpose of this study was to evaluate three commercial
detergents by comparing their removals at 70 and 120°F. of palmitic
acid and clay components of a simulated natural soil which had been
applied to wool yarns by immersion and abrasion methods. These
detergents were a built soap and two...
The purpose of this study was to identity clothing
purchasing habits of women 60 years of age and over.
Data for this study were obtained from a questionnaire
administered to 94 women, 60 years of age and over, living
in Portland, Corvallis, and Eugene, Oregon. The sample was
analyzed on...
This thesis is a study of the dress and accessories of the
Indians on the Pacific Northwest Coast at the time contact with white
man was made, and during the period following contact, until cultural
disintegration was complete.
Information was obtained from historic accounts by early
explorers, and books written...
The aim of the study was to explore the possibility of relationships
existing between social aspiration and the use of clothing for
prestige among lower middle class working women.
A review of the literature dealing with aspirations among
various groups indicated that more aspiring individuals generally
used clothing for prestige...
The aim of the study was to explore the possibility of relationships
existing between the warmth and coolness of personal
coloring, certain personality characteristics, and the choice of
warmth or coolness in colors to be used for clothing.
A review of the literature dealing with color preferences indicated
that one...
Thirteen fabrics containing "Rovana" (saran), "Verel" (mod-acrylic), and rayon were examined for colorfastness to light and laundering,
shrinkage, tensile strength, elongation, abrasion-resistance
and flammability. The fabrics represented three weaves: plain,
twill and leno; and three colors: white, eggshell and turquoise. The
fiber contents, according to the manufacturers, varied from 20...
The purpose of this study was to compare the performance of
hosiery made from a new fiber, polypropylene, with the performance
of hosiery made from a better known fiber, nylon, and to get
some indication of consumer reaction to a new textile product.
Information was obtained through two wear tests...
Twelve Acrilan acrylic, twelve Orlon acrylic, and twelve wool
blankets were studied to determine the effect of laundering on thermal
insulation value. The thirty-six blankets used in this study
were selected and purchased by Florence Petzel for use in the study
of the effects of maintenance on wool and acrylic...
The purpose of this problem was to compare young, middle-aged, and older women's attitudes concerning clothing, and to see
what influence the husband's position and income had on the clothing
attitudes of the wife.
The problem dealt with five specific aspects of women's dress:
(1) appropriate dress, (2) impressing others,...
The purposes of the study were to explore the possibility of
relationships existing among clothing behavior, attitudes toward
certain clothing standards, interest in clothes, religious orthodoxy,
and conformity among a group of Seventh-day Adventist college girls;
and to determine whether or not factors of socio-economic level,
type of secondary education...
The objectives of the study were (1) to determine the differences
in ability of seniors and freshmen to apply principles learned
in a clothing selection course to selection of clothing, (2) to determine
retention of concepts learned in the course, (3) to determine if
age, grades, social class, and occupational...
This thesis is a study of the job satisfaction Home Economics
majors experience from their work in junior executive positions in
retailing, an investigation of their former expectations and approach
to retailing, and an evaluation of certain specific course areas usually
included in clothing, textiles, and related course areas in...
Twenty mentally retarded teen-age girls living at Fairview Hospital and Training Center in Salem, Oregon, were selected to be included in this study. The purpose of the study was to attempt to determine if institutionalized mentally retarded teen-age girls are able to benefit through a class dealing with personal grooming...
The purpose of this study was to develop some comfortable,
expandable maternity garments which were suitable for both home
and street wear. These designs were intended to follow the art
principles of good design, namely: balance, rhythm, proportion,
scale, and emphasis.
The first phase in the exploration of maternity designs...
This thesis is a study of the types and numbers of items of apparel in a selected group of Oregon State University women's present college wardrobes and in a college wardrobe they consider to be adequate, the occasions for which each type of clothing is worn, the amount of time...
Textiles are one material aspect of Indian life influenced by the
nationalistic movement. They fit into a larger attempt to create a
united and singular image of the country. As the creator of a national
image, the central government encourages belief in ancient philosophies
which hold beauty as a creed....
The main goals of this study were: (1) to develop a combination
of soiling, laundering, and soil detection procedures which would be
accurate, reproducible, and relatively rapid; (2) to develop a quantitative
method to detect artificial soil on fabrics by X-ray fluorescent
spectroscopy; (3) to compare unfinished and Wurlan finished...
Pants have become a seemingly necessary part of the average
American woman's wardrobe and may be worn for nearly every occasion.
However, many women have indicated that when conventional
methods of construction were used for pants-making, the pants did
not conform to their expectation of good fit. Observation showed that...
This thesis is a study of the clothing selection practices and
related problems of a selected group of low-income women enrolled
in work-training programs conducted at Lane Community College,
Eugene, Oregon and Southwestern Oregon Community College, Coos
Bay, Oregon. Sources of clothing, sources of information influencing
selection of clothing, types...
This study was an evaluation of fabric serviceability and consumer
acceptance of polypropylene blend knits. A review of
literature indicates a trend toward polypropylene blend fabrics for
wearing apparel, specifically for knits. The purpose of the research
was to compare two experimental double knit fabrics, a 50 percent
Creslan/Herculon blend...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the revival trends
in furniture design during the period 1959-1969, and to understand the
relationship of these adaptations to contemporary cultural objectives.
An understanding of the design characteristics from the originals to
the modern derivatives is useful for those who wish to...
The purpose of this investigation was to locate, organize and
analyze information pertaining to clothing and household textiles of
Aurora Colony, Oregon, which existed from 185 7 to 1877. Aurora
Colony was a communal group, headed by Dr. William Kiel, which
emigrated from Bethel, Missouri to Oregon in 1857. This...
The study investigates relations among Norwegian-American
ethnicity, ownership of ethnic articles, and selected other factors.
Articles include clothing, textiles, and certain household objects.
Hypotheses were drawn predicting relations between ethnic
article ownership and ethnicity as expressed by ethnic practices and
attitudes, and between ethnic article ownership and generation in
America...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship
between the weaving performance and the visual perception abilities
of primary school children. The sample population consisted of 50
first-graders, 26 boys and 24 girls.
A measure was developed to test weaving performance; the
children participated in a weaving lesson...
Factors associated with the clothing selection practices of
Oregon horse show exhibitors were studied by means of a mailed
questionnaire. Purposes of the study were to determine the extent
to which exhibitors believe that apparel enters into a judge's evaluation
of competitors, to determine the extent to which trainers provide...
The purpose of the study was to investigate the relationships
among satisfaction with clothing, satisfaction with physical appearance,
concern over weight, self-esteem, and participation in leisure-time
activities among a sample of full-time homemakers.
To test these relationships, five measures were used. Satisfaction
with clothing was measured by comparing the actual...
With the increased production and use of double knit fabrics
made from textured filament polyester, homemakers have become
concerned over procedures for care that can be successfully carried
out in the home. The purpose of this study was to determine what
effects wash water temperatures and drying methods have on...
The purpose of the study was to compare the effects of certain
abrasion procedures upon specific physical properties of a high wet
modulus rayon. The type of abrasion applied included surface abrasion
in dry and wet condition, edge abrasion in dry condition, and
flexing abrasion in dry condition. Dry flexing...
The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of
television lectures and television lectures reinforced with two types
of recorded media (audio-slide kits and super 8mm movies with
sound) with the traditional lecture method of teaching three selected
lessons of clothing construction. The research was conducted winter
and...
The major purposes of the research were to determine whether
there were significant differences in breaking strength and elongation
of the following types of seams in a polyester double-knit fabric:
1. seams stitched with threads of (a) mercerized cotton, (b)
core-spun polyester/cotton, and (c) bonded nylon monocord.
2. seams stitched...
The purpose of this thesis was to compare the 5-hour experimental
(CT 213X) and the two 3-hour existing (CT 210-CT 212) elementary
clothing construction courses at Oregon State University in
terms of the composition of students in each course, the student's
background and the achievement of each group in knowledge...
The study was undertaken for the purpose of investigating the
relationship between clothing behavior and sex, Japanese and American
cultures, feminine or masculine personality types, and sex-role
concepts. The aspects of clothing behavior included in the study are
interest, tolerance, acceptance, and innovation of uni-sex clothing
items, and the femininity-masculinity...
This study was a systematic investigation of four Chinese textile
motifs-- the fret, swastika, Shou and Hsi. The purpose of this study
was to analyze the variations in these motifs and their uses on textiles.
The literature concerned the origin, meaning, variation and use of
these four motifs and the...
This thesis is a study of the clothing behavior of disadvantaged
adolescents in a rural community as it relates to the factors of social class, security level, peer acceptance and self-selection of clothing.
This study was selected because very little research in clothing
behavior has been done in disadvantaged rural...
A study of student performance in relation to concentrated color
in the environment was conducted in an elementary school near
Portland, Oregon. Third grade classrooms served as laboratories,
with the total third grade student population of 83 students serving as
subjects.
The project covered a four week period of time....
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship
between innovativeness in clothing and textiles and; self rating of
innovativeness, adoption leadership, venturesomeness, perceived
sewing competence, age, education, social status characteristics,
social participation, sources of information, and continuation of
learning.
The sample consisted of 67 women who sew who...
With the increased variety and use of lining fabrics, consumers
have become concerned over choices for lining fabrics which have
good serviceability properties. The major purpose of this study was
to secure some information on the physical properties of lining fabrics
to help consumers in the selection of lining fabrics...
This study compared two groups of home sewers in relation to
their sewing practices, perceived sewing competence, sex-role
concept, and selected demographic factors. A review of literature
indicated an increase in home sewing that began in the 1960's with
the greater availability of fabrics in a wider range of fibers,...
The purpose of the study was to determine the nature and
extent of furniture in use in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries in
England, France, and the Low Countries (Holland, Belgium, and
Northwest France) as portrayed in illuminated manuscripts of that
period.
Reproduced copies of illuminated manuscripts and books containing...
The study examines the extent to which contemporary textiles
and designs are being used in the Eucharistic vestments worn by
Episcopal priests of the West Coast, and the relationship of such
change in vesture to the age of the priest and to Liturgical revision
presently taking place in the Church....
The study determines and compares the characteristics of
innovators (defined as purchasers of wood furniture of similar
line, curve, mass, function, and cost).
Null hypotheses were written predicting that there would be
no difference between innovation in purchase of furniture and age,
creativity, social participation, socio-economic level, exposure
to mass...
The creating of pattern in woven fabrics by placing design on the
warps and/or wefts before they are woven is ancient. Primary
examples of these textiles are ikat, which is a resist dyeing technique,
and chine, in which design is painted or in some way printed on the
tensioned warp...
A study of the apparel industry in the State of Washington was
accomplished through the use of a questionnaire which yielded data
concerning the types of automated and mechanized equipment used
during three time periods. Descriptive information about the apparel
industry in this state was gathered in order to analyze...
The purpose of the study was to investigate relationships among
time orientation, clothing influentials, importance of selected garment
characteristics, sources of clothing information, and clothing values.
The measures developed for the study were a clothing influential
measure, a garment characteristic measure, and a source of clothing
information measure.
Two measures...
The purpose of this study was to determine consumer perception
and acceptance of color change in textile fabrics, and the relation of
acceptance to age, sex, and socio-economic level. Eighteen null
hypotheses were drawn to investigate if relationships existed between:
(1) the degree of color change perceived and found acceptable...
The main objectives of this study were to determine if the
manufacturer's claims for a soil-release-finished fabric were true
and to determine if the finished fabrics were satisfactory from the
consumers' point of view.
Differently colored (white, blue and yellow) blouses constructed
from soil-release-finished polyester knit fabrics and comparable
unfinished...
This study investigated the relationships between motivation for
sewing and: amount of sewing, perceived depersonalization of the job,
and creativity among employed women. Sewing for creativity and
sewing for economic reasons were the two motivations investigated.
Previous studies indicated that sewing for economic reasons was the
prevalent motivation for sewing....
A procedure is described for analyzing the nitrogen content of
durable press cotton fabric at the rate of 20 samples per hour using
the Technicon Kjeldahl Auto Analyzer equipped with a continuous
digestor. This method was as good as or better than conventional
micro -Kjeldahl technique s.
Durable press cotton...
The purpose of this study was to examine self-perceived
success as experienced in a learning environment, and its association
with self esteem. The relationships between pretreatment-self
esteem, posttreatment-self esteem, and perceived success experienced
in a five-week clothing construction course were investigated.
Measures of perceived sewing ability, perceived success,
and course...
The purpose of the study was to explore the possible acceptance of
metric conversion for clothing sizes and sizing standardization by a
selected sample of female ready-to-wear clothing consumers.
A questionnaire was designed to elicit consumer's positive or negative
attitudes toward metric conversion for clothing sizes and sizing
standardization. The...
Achondroplastic dwarf men and women find it difficult to acquire
clothing that fits well. Their major problem is that their torso is
long in relationship to the length of their arms and legs, but other
physical problems do enter into the selection and construction of
clothing. The multiplicity of their...
The elderly population in our society is increasing both in number
and proportion, with the life expectancy of women increasing more than
men. Their needs have been given increased attention in recent years.
Many studies have been done on clothing for older women, but few have
dealt with the older...
The purpose of this study was twofold. One purpose
was to investigate the clothing worn by the adult members
of the Wasco and Warm Springs Indians. Six periods of time
were examined:
Period I - 1805-1811
Period II - 1870's-1880's
Period III - 1900-1905
Period IV - 1950's-192-0's
Period 7...
The Thomas Kay Woolen Mill once manufactured cloth with a
reputation renowned throughout the United States. This study is an
attempt to report the history of the mill. Data are categorized by:
the Kay family; production including plant, machinery, raw materials
used, goods manufactured; management including the effects of
national...
Relatively little, if any, research has been done in the area of attitudes of inmates toward the clothing, and clothing policies of correctional institutions. The purpose of this study was to provide exploratory research in the area of inmate attitude toward correctional institution clothing. The variables investigated were: age, race,...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the
relationship between introductory lessons on creativity and
the creativity displayed in students' finished clothing
projects. The sample consisted of 22 students in the
experimental group and 26 students in the control group at
the intermediate level in high school clothing construction....
The purpose of this study was to assess reactions to and
opinions about color and color performance by women ages 45 to 54
years. Hypotheses were developed to test relationships and differences
between both perception and acceptance of color change and:
1) the three primary colors, 2) the two methods...
The objectives of this study were:
1. To identify factors which contribute to the success of a
fiber artist in Oregon, including skills or knowledge gained from
training or experience.
2. To draw up recommendations for use by colleges and universities
to facilitate the evaluation of programs designed to train...