The FTT is an innovative instrument capable of measuring the physical parameters associated with hand in a simple three minute test. These physical fabric properties include flexibility, compressibility, elasticity, resilience, density, surface contour ( roughness, smoothness), surface friction and thermal character. In a single test, the FTT measures fabric thickness, compression, bending, shearing, surface friction and roughness and thermal properties. The software takes all the data and converts it to objective measurements and graphs. This information can be used to communicate hand requirements through the supply chain in a faster and objective method.