2021 C2C Student Competition Educational Component

• Antimicrobials-Unsung Heros
• Crocking Colorfastness Professional care
• Delivering Sustainability
• Durability
• Fabric Lifecycle
• If the Environment is Important
• Natural Fibers
• Physical Testing
• Protecting Fabrics
• Shirt Story Marketing Sustainable Textiles
• Stainless Virtue
• Staying Alive
• Synthetic Fibers from Natural Sources
• Synthetic Fibers
• Water Water Everywhere
• Wool Fibers
• Writ in Water

AATCC Standards

• AATCC began developing test methods in 1921
• AATCC has developed more than 200 standards including test methods and evaluation procedures
• All current AATCC standards are published in the annual AATCC Technical Manual
• See a list of all AATCC standards: Testing Methods

Why are AATCC Test Methods Important?

• Purchase contracts specify in detail how goods are to be tested
• In both domestic and international markets, acceptance and rejection of textiles are based on meeting performance standards
• Product specification should be considered as early as the design phase
• See video for further details:

What do AATCC Test Methods Provide?

• Numerical results based on measurements or visual scales
• Common language for comparing or approving textiles
  • AATCC does not establish pass/fail criteria, but interested parties can determine their own criteria knowing that everyone is using the same scale

How are AATCC Test Methods Developed?

• AATCC Test Methods are developed by volunteers in all industry segments
• See video for further details: