How do you test the materials?

Question: How do you test the materials?
- Keywords:
  material,
  test
Asked by Atena to Laura on 14 Jun 2016.
- Laura O'Shea answered on 14 Jun 2016:
  
  Hi Atena,
  There’s lots of different tests we do on materials, most of them are mechanical to find out things like how much force it takes to tear or burst the fabric. We might also do a spray test to see how much water is soaked up or how quickly water is able to spread through the fabric to other areas. Another important test for clothing is to see whether it comes out of the washing machine the same as it went in! 🙂

Question: How do you test the materials?