Purpose and Scope

This evaluation procedure describes guidelines for the presentation of fabrics for the evaluation of hand. Its purpose is to standardize the conditions under which a fabric is evaluated for one or more of the constituent elements of hand (for references on constituent elements of hand.

These guidelines may be used in the following circumstances:

When different people at different times wish to follow the same protocol for examining fabrics.

In training evaluators to detect and distinguish among different constituent elements or components of hand.

When an individual wishes to duplicate the conditions under which a fabric has been previously evaluated.

With a panel of individuals evaluating the same fabric(s).