Opening Session.- Welcoming address.- Opening address.- The outlook for the European textile industry.- Session A - Garment Physiology and Construction.- by the Session Chairman.- Evaluation of textile and garment comfort 14t.- Construction and make-up of garments.- Summary and Conclusions by the Session Chairman.- Contractors' sheets.- Session B - New Spinning Technologies in the Wool Industry.- by the Session Chairman.- Methods of wool preparation for better utilisation of raw materials and the application of unconventional spinning techniques.- New techniques of carding and spinning.- Physical and chemical analyses.- Summary and conclusions by the Session Chairman.- Contractors' sheets.- Session C - The Quality of Knitted Fabrics and Articles.- by the Session Chairman.- The quality of knitted fabrics and articles.- Quality aspects in the production of knitted fabrics and garments.- Objective quality assessment.- Summary and conclusions by the Session Chairman.- Contractors' sheets.- Session D - Upgrading of Linen Technology.- by the Session Chairman.- Growth and preparation of flax fibre.- Improvements and innovations in processing techniques - New technologies for preparation and spinning and the modification of products and processes.- Improvements and innovations in processing techniques - New approaches in the finishing of linen.- Summary and conclusions by the Session Chairman.- Contractors' sheets.- Closing Session.- Highlights of the European textile research symposium.- Likely technological developments in the textile industry and their impact on the future competitiveness of the industrialized countries.- General Conclusions of the Symposium.- Closing address.- Zusammenfassungen in Deutscher Sprache.- Bekleidungsphysiologie und Konstruktion von Kleidung.- Neue Spinnereitechnik in der Wollindustrie.- Qualitat von unkonfektionierten und konfektionierten Maschenwaren.- Qualitatsverbesserung von Leinenerzeugnissen.- Allgemeine Schlussfolgerungen des Symposiums.- Resumes en Langue Francaise.- Physiologie et construction du vetement.- Nouvelles technologies de filature dans l'industrie lainiere.- Qualite des etoffes et des articles tricotes.- Valorisation du lin.- Conclusions generales du symposium.- Riassunti in Italiano.- Fisiologia e confezionamento degli indumenti.- Nuove tecnologie di filatura nell'industria laniera.- Qualita delle stoffe e degli articoli a maglia.- Valorizzazione del lino.- Conclusioni generali del Convegno.- List of Participants.- Index of Authors.