Piece Of Cloth Research Articles

A mathematical foundation for foundation paper pieceable quilts

Foundation paper piecing is a popular technique for constructing fabric patchwork quilts using printed paper patterns. But, the construction process imposes constraints on the geometry of the pattern and the order in which the fabric pieces are attached to the quilt. Manually designing foundation paper pieceable patterns that meet all of these constraints is challenging. In this work we mathematically formalize the foundation paper piecing process and use this formalization to develop an algorithm that can automatically check if an input pattern geometry is foundation paper pieceable. Our key insight is that we can represent the geometric pattern design using a certain type of dual hypergraph where nodes represent faces and hyperedges represent seams connecting two or more nodes. We show that determining whether the pattern is paper pieceable is equivalent to checking whether this hypergraph is acyclic, and if it is acyclic, we can apply a leaf-plucking algorithm to the hypergraph to generate viable sewing orders for the pattern geometry. We implement this algorithm in a design tool that allows quilt designers to focus on producing the geometric design of their pattern and let the tool handle the tedious task of determining whether the pattern is foundation paper pieceable.

Knowledge and practice regarding menstrual hygiene among urban adolescents- A cross-sectional study

Adolescence is the significant period in the life of a woman. Menstrual disturbances are the commonest presenting complaint in adolescent age group and unhygienic practices during menstruation can lead to untoward consequences like pelvic inflammatory disease and even infertility.To study the knowledge and practice regarding menstrual hygiene among adolescents.This is a cross-sectional study conducted from October 2018 to December 2018 among 100 adolescent girls who attended adolescent clinics at Urban Health Training centre of KBNU Medical College, Kalaburagi.The mean age of participants was 16.2 ± 2.1 SD. only 26% of participants were aware about menstruation before menarche. Majority (91%) of participants had knowledge about use of sanitary pads during menstruation but only 78% used them. The most common reason for non usage was the cost of pads (68%). The method of disposal was satisfactory among 62% of participants and 84% of participants change their pads /cloth pieces 2-3 times per day. Restriction of diet during menstruation was seen in 40% and 30% missed school during their periods.Although there was good knowledge regarding menstrual hygiene among adolescent girls, practice needs to improve. Health education sessions at urban health clinics and schools involving mothers of these adolescent girls can aid to overcome socio cultural practices of restricting movement and diet restrictions during menstruation.

A Pioneer of Women’s Liberation

Gabrielle Bonheur “Coco” Chanel is a creative icon who has freed the ‘new’ woman from the millennium of dictated dress codes, stereotypical behaviors and clichéd sexual and status simplification. The little black dress has become synonymous of sophistication, to the femininity she gave the character flavor of relaxation and empowered women with timeless clothing pieces and equipped them with inspiring pieces of jewelry, distinctive decorative accessories and bold fragrances. Since then, with the Chanel fashion women were able to step sovereignly and freely aside of male. Coco resisted the reservation of clothing and decorative pieces and fabrics as exclusively masculine in order to help revolutionary women on their journey to a more a more useful elegance and a more noticeable fatality. Without any doubt she succeeded. She gave the new woman what she could not have before: practicality, youthfulness, timelessness and freedom, which was often scandalous at the time of her creation. But it has paid off with a revolution in the clothing industry and, more importantly, with a historic step in liberating the modern woman.

The Islamic Headscarf: A threat to Secularity, Modernity, and Integration

No other piece of cloth has ever caused this much debate as the headscarf. This paper examines the headscarf debate in three European countries i.e., France, Germany, and the United Kingdom. Firstly, the headscarf affair depicts different state policies developed and implemented by three countries, to integrate the Muslim immigrants. Secondly, an analysis of different approaches used by these countries regarding the headscarf issue highlights the place of Muslims and Islam in the European countries. Lastly, this paper contends that the headscarf controversy in France, Germany and the United Kingdom revolves around the issues of secularity vs. Islamic fundamentalism, gender equality vs. religious rights, modernity vs. backwardness and integration vs. assimilation. In this paper, we argue that contrary to the common perception that Muslims are intolerant, backward, and theocratic; the act of banning the headscarf by some of the European countries, in fact, proved these countries to be intolerant and authoritarian towards Muslims.

Stereotypical Hijab, Oppressive Forces and Postcolonial Muslim Women: A Critical Analysis of Hijabistan by Sabyn Javeri

This research highlights the use of the word Hijab and the position of Muslim women in Sabyn Javeri's Hijabistan. This study is significant as Hijab is considered important, sacred and respectful in many religions of the world but is portrayed as a sign of stigma and oppression when associated with Muslim women. It is assumed that Muslim women used to wear Hijab to hide their negative activities. Hence, the Hijab, which is considered a mark of veneration and respect, becomes a scar. The discursive analysis of the delimited text observes how the Hijab becomes a cicatrix for women in Pakistan and why they consider it as a forced, unworthy and unnecessary piece of cloth rather than protective and comfort.

About the Wealth of Muslim Shrines in South Asia: The Circulation of the Saints’ Cloths

The fabrics offered to Muslim saints in South Asia in different ritual contexts are an essential resource for the functioning of their shrine (institution built around their tomb), as providers of symbolic and monetary wealth. Initially, these fabrics carry an estimable value, that of the market where the commercial transactions take place. But, as soon as they are offered to the saint, they enter, a priori, in a regime of non-market circulation where their value becomes invaluable, since they allow to exchange a “little thing” (a piece of cloth) for a “great thing” (the miracle of a saint) and that they “imbue” themselves during this transaction of the potency of the saint. However, the life of these fabrics does not stop at this double exchange (merchant then non-merchant). They then circulate between different actors, thus continuing to (re)produce social relationships in the sphere of non-market transactions, or new monetary wealth in that of market transactions. The ethnographic description of the trajectories of the fabrics will open on three analyses: the types of transfers based on the conceptual framework of Alain Testart and Christophe Darmangeat, a reflection on the “biography of things” (Igor Kopytoff) and an analysis of the nature of goods in line with Maurice Godelier’s “surrogate-objects of men and gods”.

CHERNYAKHIV «BULLAS» (METAL AND LEATHER PENDANTS-FOLDING IN THE CHERNYAKHIV—SINTANA-DE-MURES CULTURE’S AREA)

Decorations of the Chernyakhiv—Sintana-de-Mures Culture (ChSM) includes metal and leather pendants which by some morphological features can be considered as derivatives of the roman bulla. Bulla is a small capsule pendant folded from two identical halves. It’s assumed that bulla originated with the Etruscans in the VIIth century BC. The bulla was later borrowed by romans, who originally intended it for boys — the children of aristocrats from the ninth day of birth to 14—16 years, until receiving the status of a Roman citizen. Later the golden bulla lost the meaning of a social marker and became mainly a property feature. Content of bulla were parts of plants, animal bones, pieces of textile, sand etc.
 Derivatives of the Roman bulla in the ChSM Culture have been found in next burial complexes (Barcea 139, Bila 3, Cherneliv-Rus’kyi 96, Dumaniv 8, Sosnova 245), leather bullas were found once (Legedzine 16). Besides, two pendants-capsules were found on late Scythians Lower Dnieper cemetery Mykolaivka (burial 64, grave 1), which contained ChSM Culture’s graves too.
 Following observation deserves the attention. The capacity of one pendant from Pannonia is similar by decor to clay knots, which were spread in many cultures, including ChSM Culture. They are interpreted as magic, used for fortune-telling and similar to nasturtium seeds.
 Contents of Chernyakhiv Culture’s «bullas» are unknown, but combination with another pendants-amulets certainly confirms the magical character of such pendants.
 Finally, metal bullae, cylindrical and flat cylindrical pendants-capsules continued their existence in the early Middle Ages and as metal folding icons and leather incenses survived in orthodox church to this day.

Expressed Breast Milk Contamination in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

BackgroundThe health benefits of breastfeeding are well known. However, some ill babies including those admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) cannot be directly breastfed. In this situation, expressed breast milk (EBM) can be used. However, breast milk is not always sterile and may be contaminated by many microorganisms. EBM contamination is probably attributed to improper technical and hygienic factors and may pose significant threats to the newborn baby. The present study aimed to document the prevalence of EBM contamination in NICU and to uncover the relevant risk factors.Subjects and MethodsThe study included 118 mothers who could express breast milk for their own neonates admitted to the NICU. A checklist was used to document the steps the mothers followed during expression of milk and all steps of handling until the EBM reached the NICU. A 1 mL sample of EBM was obtained and sent to the microbiology laboratory within 20 minutes. Data obtained from the present study are expressed as number and percentage or mean ± standard deviation (SD). Statistical calculations were computed using SPSS 25.ResultsIn the present study, 106 (89.8%) out of the assessed 118 EBM samples were contaminated. Hygienic factors related to EBM contamination included hand only wash, possible recontamination of hands during turning taps off, lack of using cotton pads or cloth piece on nipple and breast cleaning by water only. Other factors related to EBM contamination included container cleaning by water only, fresh milk refrigeration after > 4 hours, adding freshly expressed warm breast milk to refrigerated milk expressed earlier in the same day, milk transport in plastic bags with ice packs and longer transportation time. In the contaminated samples, the most commonly isolated organisms included Staphylococcus aureus (55.7%),Staphylococcus epidermidis (21.7%) and Enterobacter (11.6%).ConclusionThe present study identified bacterial contamination in about 90% of EBM samples delivered to NICU infants. Factors related to EBM contamination include hygienic, storage and transport factors.

Reading ceramic surfaces: Characterisation of surface treatments towards functional identification of vases

This study explores the characterisation of clay vases surfaces through tribological analysis and more precisely the relationship between surface treatments and watertightness. Different surface treatments were tested (pre-firing: smoothing with a wet hand, a wooden tool, a piece of cloth, burnishing using a pebble and a combination of a pebble and a piece of leather; and post-firing organic coatings: milk and fleece on red hot surfaces and olive and beeswax applied to the room temperature clay tablets). Surfaces were measured and characterised using a confocal rugosimeter, as well as the method of continuous wavelet transform. These multiscale analyses allowed the classification of surface treatments into four morphological groups. Furthermore, water and oil drop deposition tests allowed the characterisation of a surface’s reaction when exposed to liquid contents. These results have implications in evaluating storage and cooking performances and specific uses of clay vases in relation with organic materials. The discussion will also provide insights regarding the importance of the first use of a pottery in the chaîne opératoire of manufacture.

Looking for Sustainability Scoring in Apparel: A Review on Environmental Footprint, Social Impacts and Transparency

Sustainability has been recognized as a major concern globally since the Brudtland Report, in 1987, and further reinforced in 2015 by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDG) 2030. This paper reviews the methodologies and criteria of sustainability applied to fashion products, regarding products’ environmental footprint (environmental life cycle assessment/analysis; e-LCA), the social issues (including the social life cycle assessment/analysis; s-LCA) and the transparency in reporting sustainability. In our review we seek KPIs (key performance indicators) that allow classification of a pair of shoes or a piece of cloth on a scale from A to E, i.e., products can be compared with a benchmark and classified accordingly with a simple labelling scheme, which is easily understandable by the consumers. This approach is similar to those used to classify electrical appliances, housing energy consumption for thermal comfort, food Nutri-Scores, CO2 levels of road vehicles, and tire performance. In this review we aim to identify the initiatives and measures being put into practice by the top global fashion brands. We found that, despite the existence of GRI (global sustainability reporting initiative) standard reporting, most companies follow their own methods or others created within the industry rather than those created in the scientific community. Examples include the Higg index, the Transparency Index, and the Social Codes of Conduct (CoC). In this study, we conducted an extensive review of certification schemes and labels already applied to fashion products, and identified a multitude of labels and lack of harmonization in communicating sustainability. As result, we compiled a summary table of all criteria, methodologies, and possible KPIs that can be considered the basis for a benchmark and score of a fashion product. This topic is crucial to avoid “green washing” and a lack of transparency for the buyer’s community, i.e., business to consumer (B2C), and for the business community, i.e., business to business (B2B) relationships, which comprise a complex multi-layer supply chain of suppliers and sub-suppliers. The UNSDG 2030 “Responsible Consumption and Production” frames these efforts to facilitate standardization of KPIs in terms of structure, criteria, and their measurement. The most common KPI is environmental global warming impact (expressed as CO2eq) based on life cycle assessment/analysis (LCA) principles (established in 2000), which provide an appropriate base to monitor and benchmark products. However, in our innovative review of t-shirt e-LCA, we identified a wide range of e-LCA assumptions, relating to different boundaries, allocations, functional units, and impact categories, which represent a major challenge in benchmarking.

Refractive index measurement of the smallest bulk and surface glass microfragments in a model case

The refractive index measurement is a widely used investigation method of glass microtraces in forensic laboratories. The advantage of the method, in addition to its cost efficiency and repeatability, is that it is suitable for examining small fragments. In the present study, a real case was simulated, and fragments smaller than 250micrometers obtained from five pieces of clothing, after breaking a pane of float glass, were investigated. In addition to the known (control) sample, altogether 25 bulk and 83 recovered surface fragments were also examined. In the first step, only one measurement was performed for each fragment to simulate the investigation of small fragments and test their measurability without crushing. All the bulk fragments met with the matching criterion Kmin ≤Q≤Kmax , in which Kmin and Kmax are the minimum/maximum value of the measured refractive indices of the known sample, while Q is the measured (mean) value of the questioned fragment. However, the matching ratio was only approximately 60% for the surface fragments according to the one-edge measurements. After crushing, the false exclusion rate was significantly reduced, and 79 of the 83 recovered surface fragments met with the matching criterion. As a result of crushing, not only the probability of matching, but also the edge count values improved significantly. Although the refractive index is only one property examined in the totality of glass analysis, the results of the present work can significantly contribute to the determination of the origin of small glass particles in real forensic cases.

DESIGNING TEXTILE WASTE SHREDDER MACHINE FOR CONTINOUS PRODUCT

The textile and textile products industry is one of the mainstay commodities of the manufacturing industry as well as a driving force for national economic development. Like any production process, the textile manufacturing process also produces waste or residual substances called textile waste. Likewise the impact of the activities of garment, tailor, fashion, apparel and convection, one of which is patchwork waste. If the patchwork waste is not handled properly, it will result in waste generation which will have an impact on pollution in the environment. Lack of tools that can treat textile waste, resulting in less optimal handling of textile waste. This research is trying to make a design of a cloth chopping machine that is used to crush the remains of large rags into small pieces of cloth. Thus the packaging of fabric waste is easier and more efficient, besides that it can also be used as raw material for other products so that it can reduce fabric waste that pollutes the environment. In developing the model and design of a textile waste chopping machine, this chopping machine will cut the patchwork which can be sized according to your wishes. It is hoped that the results of this research will contribute to the development, advancement and appropriate technology. The design of this textile fabric waste chopper will provide a practical solution and zero waste process in a textile and garment industry.

Eco-friendly superwettable functionalized-fabric with pH-bidirectional responsiveness for controllable oil-water and multi-organic components separation

Smart materials with controllable wettability have become one of the current research hotspots. Among them, the pH-responsive superwetting material is considered an ideal material because of its rapid response process and simple response mechanism. However, the pH-responsive materials reported previously could only perform wettability conversion in a single direction. In order to meet the demands of practical applications, it is indispensable to prepare the pH-bidirectional responsive superwetting material which can flexibly transform wettability in both directions. Based on this, a fluorine free and eco-friendly superwetting fabric with pH-bidirectional responsiveness was prepared by free radical polymerization and the combination of micro-nano hierarchical structure. A series of test results verified that the prepared fabric possessed excellent mechanical durability and chemical stability, satisfactory flux and separation efficiency. In addition, this work also successfully employed the prepared pH-bidirectional responsive superwetting fabric to realize the separation of three-phase oil-water-oil mixture. Surprisingly, the prepared fabric was also proved to be effective for the separation of multiple organic components, which was rarely reported in previous researches. Therefore, such pH-bidirectional responsive superwetting fabric will have broad application prospects in the field of oil-water separation and multi-organic components separation under the actual complex environment. In this paper, a functionalized-fabric with pH-bidirectional responsiveness was obtained by a low-cost, environmentally friendly and simple preparation process. The micro-nano hierarchical rough structure and the sensitive groups of acid and alkaline were integrated on a piece of fabric. The surface of this smart fabric exhibited superhydrophobicity-superoleophilicity in a neutral environment, and would transform into superhydrophilicity-underwater superoleophobicity under external stimulations of acid and alkaline, showing a flexible bidirectional wettability transformation. It was worth noting that the obtained fabric could separate various oil-water mixtures and successfully achieve the separation of three-phase oil-water-oil mixtures. Surprisingly, the resulted smart fabric could efficiently separate two noxious components (phenol and aniline) from the mixed organic phase. Therefore, this functionalized fabric will provide new insights for the application of oil-water separation and organic component separation materials, and can be expanded to the fields of pharmaceutical production, dye industry and chemical processes. • Bidirectional wettability conversion in the entire pH-range. • The fabrics can realize high-flux and high-efficient oil-water separation. • In-situ and continuous three-phase oil/water/oil mixtures separation. • The fabrics can separate multiple organic components (phenol, aniline, anisole). • The fabrics exhibit excellent durability and reusability.

Design Alternatives to Women's Abaya in Light of the Economics of Clothing Production

The issue of developing small projects is considered equally significant for both the developed and developing countries. Such projects play a crucial role in both social and economic development. They create job opportunities and reduce unemployment. They are also considered one of the most prominent domains of the Kingdom’s 2030 vision. Therefrom, amidst the ways to support such small projects is the scientific contribution to solving their problems that hinder their success and continuity. Among the most notable problems which face the said projects, is the lack of experience of some entrepreneurs is their ability in pricing their products. As well as, ensuring that they are marketed in the suitable way for both, the producer and consumer. Therefore, this research aims at clarifying the importance of implementing samples of the product before starting to produce mass quantities. Including confining some design alternatives that can be used to modify the product by either giving it a higher or lower value that satisfies the aspiration of the producer and the requirements of the consumer. This is by applying design alternatives to women’s Abaya as a model for a piece of clothing. Along with the calculation of the cost value for each design thereof. This research utilized the descriptive approach and applied study. The pilot study concluded that there is poor awareness among some producers of small projects regarding the importance of implementing a sample before starting manufacturing to estimate the production costs to determine the appropriate price for the production cost and the required profit thereof. The applied part of the research proved the possibility of the availability of design alternatives to be used to modify the product to give it a higher or lower value. It was found that the unnoticeable differences in the design increase or decrease the product cost value. The research most prominent recommendations are as follows: The need of paying attention to study the problems facing small projects in the field of clothing to ensure their success and continuity. Educating some entrepreneurs to implement a sample before starting product mass manufacture to; produce a good design, estimate the product costs, and make the proper pricing decision.

Las imágenes marianas, su indumentaria y ajuar: prácticas devocionales y liturgia a partir de los inventarios del monasterio de Sant Antoni i Santa Clara de Barcelona

The monastery of Sant Antoni i Santa Clara in Barcelona, the first monastery of the Poor Clares in Catalonia founded in 1236, preserves a complete series of sacristy and community inventories that offer detailed information on the furniture, liturgical objects and other belongings of the monastery. From the emptying of 16 inventories (from 1337 to 1461) an analysis will be made of what we have called the “Marian trousseau”, that is to say, the exceptional set of textile pieces, jewelry and other types of accessories with which the Poor Clares dressed the images of the Virgin from the monastic church and the choir. The meaning and characteristics of the devotional practice of the wearing of images in these female communities will be studied according to the new historiographic perspectives, and as we will see, it was fully in line with the liturgy.

Creating a safe sleep environment for babies: what are the practices performed by mothers?

PurposeThis study aims to determine the practices performed by mothers to create a safe sleep environment for their babies.Design/methodology/approachThis cross-sectional study was conducted at Family Health Centers (FHCs), the Central Anatolian Region of Turkey. The study sample consisted of 455 mothers who had 0–12-month-old babies. The data were collected via a questionnaire to ascertain the descriptive characteristics and means of creating a safe sleeping environment.FindingsMothers performed unsafe/risky practices as well as safe practices. Unsafe practices of mothers included 92.3% preferring soft mattresses, 87.0% placed a pillow under the baby's head, 17.8% preferred a prone sleep position for their baby, 16.9% covered the baby's face with a piece of thin cloth, 14.3% kept the sheet on the mattress loose, 6.8% of the mothers shared the same bed, 2.4% reported smoking in the environment where the baby slept.Originality/valueBased on our findings, it is recommended that nurses should provide information on creating a safe sleep environment to mothers during FHC visits, and at-risk practices should be identified through home visits.

Assessing the presence of pesticides in modern and contemporary textile artifacts using advanced analysis techniques

The examination of contemporary textiles continuously offers amazing perspectives of the past for anyone who explores them. The ethnographic textile pieces are complex, both from the perspective of the component materials and regarding the techniques used for their manufacture. The action of conserving the cultural and artistic patrimony is firstly a matter of scientific research and then of technical execution. However, the possible health effects on the personnel, which are directly involved in the actions of sampling, conservation or restoration of the textile art objects, must always be taken into consideration. Textile objects can be contaminated with various toxic residues (e.g., pesticides). When investigating archaeological, modern and contemporary textiles it is very important to maintain the integrity of the artifacts, as they cannot be replaced, and the consumption or damage of even a small part of them for analytical purposes should be undertaken only if the data cannot be obtained differently. For determining the presence of pesticides in the samples they must be subjected to processes such as: extraction, enrichment of samples, isolation, identification, and quantification. Given the above, the most common methods of extraction and determination of pesticides present in textile artifacts were briefly discussed. Punctually, the analytical techniques used in the case of three selected pesticides (malathion, methoxychlor and permethrin) were evaluated

A Versatile End-Effector for Pick-and-Release of Fabric Parts

A novel robotic end-effector is introduced for pick-and-release of several fabric parts used for producing underwear. One of the main operations in a factory for sewing cloth products is to pick up fabric parts, provide them to a sewing machine, and sew them together. In the case of underwear, thin cotton cloth is the target of manipulation. Since such cloth parts are placed in a stacked state, they tend to stick to each other, and a certain skill or technical acuity is required for picking up actions. Therefore, this work is typically mostly done manually at present. One purpose of this study is to automate such manipulation, so a mechanism is introduced to pick up only the top piece of cotton fabric from a stack. An essential part of the mechanism is an attached cylindrical brush with a removal cloth on its surface. The cylindrical brush is placed on the cotton fabric and is then rotated to roll up only the top piece of cotton fabric. This mechanism makes it possible to release the fabric by rotating the brush in the reverse direction. In addition, two sets of the cylindrical brushes are installed to face each other to enable pinching. This mechanism enables pick-and-release for various cloth parts, such as woven rubber pieces and piped cloth hems. Finally, a composite end-effector equipping these gripping functions is manufactured, and evaluation experiments are conducted using actual fabric parts.

The Influence of Role Play Method by Hand Puppet Media in Speaking Class of Santo Rafael Kindergarten’s Students

This study aimed at investigating whether the implementation of hand puppet in role play gave a significant effect to the students’ speaking competency. Hand puppets are dolls that are used as media or tools used in learning activities. Types of puppets that are usually used are hand puppets made of pieces of cloth. Methods: The research design used a pre-experimental design with a one group pre-posttest design. The populations used in this study were children in B group class in Santo Rafael Singaraja. The speaking measurement used an observation sheet in which it guided by a task. The sample size used is 30 respondents who have been selected using a total sampling technique. This study used parametric statistics using Paired Sample T-test with a significant level of α = 0.05. Results: The results showed that the pre-test mean was 56.00, and the post-test mean was 68.33. The results of parametric statistical tests using the Paired Sample T-test showed pre and post results (0.000) <α (0.05), which means that H0 is rejected and Ha is accepted. Conclusion: This shows that there is an influence of the role-play method by hand puppet media in speaking class of Santo Rafael Kindergarten Students.

TiO2 nanoparticle deposition on cotton fabric through pulsed electrical current in water/TiO2 solution

The present paper investigates TiO2 nanoparticle (TiO2-NP) deposition on cotton fabric through a pulsed electrical current in a water/TiO2-NP solution. The experiments used short voltage pulses with an amplitude around 1200 V, an intermediate value between those used in electrophoretic deposition (tens of V) and plasma discharge in liquids (tens of thousands of V). A sequence of pulse trains with five pulses of 1.0 μs delivered electrical energy to the mixture. The electrodes were kept 28 mm apart. An asymmetry appeared in the current waveform when the medium contained TiO2-NPs. The pieces of cotton fabric were characterized using X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS), X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). The electrical discharge treatment increased the Ti concentration on the fabric surface by as much as 6% according to XPS analysis. XRD analysis confirmed the XPS results for treated samples, indicating the presence of anatase TiO2. In the FTIR analysis, a shoulder at 800 cm−1 was observed and can be associated with coordination interactions between Ti and the OH groups of glucose. The nanoparticle adhesion was verified by observing the cotton fabric surface through field emission gun scanning electron microscopy after multiple washes. Even after 20 washing cycles, there was a considerable amount of nanoparticles on the sample surface.