1.0NC State's Milliken Textile Protection and Comfort Centerhttps://textiles.ncsu.edu/tpacctextilesdevadminhttps://textiles.ncsu.edu/tpacc/author/textilesdevadmin/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="H5NDk8gh5l"><a href="https://textiles.ncsu.edu/tpacc/comfort-performance/kawabata-evaluation-system/">Kawabata Evaluation System</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://textiles.ncsu.edu/tpacc/comfort-performance/kawabata-evaluation-system/embed/#?secret=H5NDk8gh5l" width="600" height="338" title="“Kawabata Evaluation System” — NC State's Milliken Textile Protection and Comfort Center" data-secret="H5NDk8gh5l" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://textiles.ncsu.edu/tpacc/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> The Kawabata Evaluation System (KES) is a series of instruments used to measure those textile material properties that enable predictions of the aesthetic qualities perceived by human touch. KES instruments quantify garment material tactile qualities through objective measurement of the mechanical properties related to comfort perception. With low forces applied, as in manipulating / touching…https://textiles.ncsu.edu/tpacc/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2015/02/kes-fb3-compression-tester.jpg