Patent ID: 6832125
Filing Date: 2004-12-14
Classification: G01N,G06Q

Abstract:
A standardized method of reproducibly making photographs of different fabrics, so that one or more of each fabrics characteristics of texture, pattern, thickness, drape and translucency, can be reliably understood and compared, comprising the steps of: folding each fabric in the same way such that each fabric has two folds; placing the folded fabric on a background surface to provide it with a standardized draped shape wherein the predetermined standardized drape of the fabric comprises: a bottom ply that is of the background surface and has a first side edge; an intermediate ply having a second side edge; a first fold line between the bottom and intermediate plies; and a top ply having a third side edge; and a second fold line between the intermediate and top plies; wherein the first, second and third side edges are on the same side of the fabric; the first and third side edges are spaced apart and extend generally parallel in a first direction; the second side edge is located between the first and third side edges; and the first and second fold lines are spaced apart and extend generally parallel in a second direction; and then photographing each draped and folded fabric in a first same way, wherein each fabric is photographed, so that the resulting photograph has a first total surface area, a second surface area of the photograph shows the fabric and a third surface area of the photograph shows the background surface; the second surface area being greater than the third surface area.