Home Ask The Expert Sylvia answers your questions I am testing Stretch Woven fabrics (cotton/elastane) blends for seam slippage by ASTM 1683-04(CRE) test method however, I do not seem to be getting values for slippage in the warpway direction. Is there any particular reason for this or am I just using th

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I am testing Stretch Woven fabrics (cotton/elastane) blends for seam slippage by ASTM 1683-04(CRE) test method however, I do not seem to be getting values for slippage in the warpway direction. Is there any particular reason for this or am I just using th

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The are issues with testing stretch woven fabrics you do not always get reliable results for this when using the paired graph method as per ASTM 1683-04. You would be better using EN ISO 13936-2 would allows for fabric with stretch charateristic\'s to be evaluated for slippage.

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