Fuzz is measured by rubbing the surface with an abrasive or a fabric under set conditions and weighing or rating the loose fibers that come up. Light bonding, low bond area or weak bond points leave filaments free to pull out. Topsheets and outer covers that fuzz look worn and shed onto the wearer, so fuzz is always traded against softness.
Softness score is great, but the fuzz rating failed, so add a touch of bond area back.
Also heard as
- fuzzing
Related terms
Bond area
Percentage of a point-bonded fabric's surface covered by fused bond points.
Point bonding
Calender bonding with an engraved roll that fuses the web only at small, regularly spaced points.
Lint
Loose fibers and fragments a fabric sheds during handling, flexing or use.
Hand
How a fabric feels to the touch: softness, smoothness, stiffness, drape and warmth taken together.