COMPARATIVE EFFECT OF LAUNDERING ON THE PROPERTIES OF NIGERIAN AND FOREIGN MADE WAX PRINT FABRICS

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dc.contributor.authorOBIANA, VIOLA UCHE ANAZODO
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-06T09:11:17Z
dc.date.available2014-03-06T09:11:17Z
dc.date.issued2011-06
dc.descriptionA THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES, VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, HOME ECONOMICS SECTION, FACULTY OF EDUCATION, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA. IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF MASTER OF EDUCATION (M.Ed) DEGREE IN HOME ECONOMICS (CLOTHING AND TEXTILE)en_US
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of conducting this research is to comparatively investigate the effect of laundering on Nigerian and foreign made wax print fabrics. So as to guide consumers in making good decision when purchasing wax print fabrics and taking proper care of the fabrics. Six wax print fabrics were used in this research, three made in Nigerian (Nichem, UNTL and Quali wax) and three foreign made namely Hitarget, Deluxe and Hollandiase Vlisco. The samples were bought from open market, and selected from representative of the ranges in print and quality commercially available in the Nigerian market. Experimental research design using laboratory method was employed. Factorial approach was used in the collection of data. The data collected were subjected to statistical analysis using mean, standard deviation and percentage mean deviation to test the research questions. The findings shows that differences exist in the abrasion resistance, crease recovery, drape, tensile strength, fastness to washing and light properties of Nigerian and foreign made wax print fabrics after laundering. It also revealed that, synthetic detergent, increase time of washing, high temperature of laundering water, and drying under the sun fades wax print fabrics. Recommendations were made towards improving consumption skill and proper care of wax print fabrics which include the following: consumers should buy wax print fabrics base on performance end use requirement not based on Nigerian or foreign because some properties are better in Nigerian and some in foreign fabrics. Rate and time of washing, concentration of detergent and temperature of laundering water should be minimal to reduce fading. Soap should be used for washing and drying should be under the shade, better quality dye should be used in dyeing of Nigerian made wax print fabrics to increase it’s fastness property.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/3355
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE,en_US
dc.subjectEFFECT,en_US
dc.subjectLAUNDERING,en_US
dc.subjectPROPERTIES,en_US
dc.subjectNIGERIAN,en_US
dc.subjectFOREIGN MADE,en_US
dc.subjectWAX PRINT,en_US
dc.subjectFABRICSen_US
dc.titleCOMPARATIVE EFFECT OF LAUNDERING ON THE PROPERTIES OF NIGERIAN AND FOREIGN MADE WAX PRINT FABRICSen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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