The Needs of Products Made from Water-Repellent Finished Cotton Fabrics among the Adult Women

Abstract

This research aimed to study and compare the needs of products made from water-repellent finished cotton fabrics among the adult women in three aspects: types of products, fabric motifs, and fabric color. The sample consisted of one hundred adult women in Kasetsart University which selected by using accidental sampling method. The tool used to collect data was questionnaire on the needs of products made from water-repellent finished cotton fabrics, its reliability coefficients was 0.89. The data were analyses by using mean and t-test. The results indicated that, the aspect of types of products, the adult women needed bags, clothing, and interior fabrics very much. Women in early and middle adulthood needed clothing and interior fabrics differently (p<.05), but they needed bags no differently (p≥.05). The aspect of fabric motif, the adult women needed plain fabrics very much, but they needed curved-line motif and strength-line motif moderately. Women in early and middle adulthood needed strength-line motif differently (p<.05), but they needed plain and curved-line motif fabrics no differently (p≥.05). The aspect of fabric color, the adult women needed pastel, cool-tone, and grey fabrics very much, but they needed black, white, and warm-tone fabrics moderately. Women in early and middle adulthood needed black fabrics differently (p<.05), but they needed pastel, cool-tone, grey, white, and warm-tone no differently (p≥.05).