Pilling Station Flat Sample Holder

Pilling Station Flat Sample Holder

Flat Fabric Sample Pilling holder is part of the Ford 108-03 Pilling kit. This holder is used to determine pilling and other changes in surface appearance, such as fuzzing, which occur in normal wear, and are simulated on laboratory testing machines.

Fabrics are subjected to simulated wear conditions: first brushing the specimens to free fiber ends that form fuzz on the surface of the fabric, then rubbing two of the specimens together to roll the fiber ends into pills.

The degree of fabric pilling is evaluated by comparing the tested specimens with visual standards, which may be actual fabrics or photographs of fabrics, showing a range of pilling resistance. The observed resistance to pilling is reported using an arbitrary rating scale.