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Name two (2) natural fibers |
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Name two (2) manufactured fibers |
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Name one (1) fiber performance property and define it |
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| Durability - The ability of a fabric to resist wear through continual use |
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What is a favorable property of cotton |
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What is a favorable property of polyester |
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| high elastic recovery and abraison resistance |
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Why add spandex (lycra) to a woven fabric |
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| Lycra is a major element of knitted apparel because it improves the fabric quality and keeps it from stretching out. Woven fabrics are now looking to that quality image with the inclusion of Lycra. |
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What is a reason for having a fabric with a fiber blend of polyester/cotton |
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to give the consumer the benefits of both
Read more: http://www.ehow.com/about_5114277_polyester-cotton-blend.html#ixzz2zxz4sscs |
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Know spun yarn and filament yarn |
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Spun yarns
(made from short, staple fibers)
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Filament yarns
(made from continuous filament fibers) |
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Define novelty yarns and chenille yarn |
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novelty yarns
, typically made of two or
more stands, are produced
to provide decorative surface effects.
Chenille
yarns are pile yarns that are
often made by slitting leno
weave fabrics into narrow strips in the warp direction. |
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Know Carded yarn and combed yarn |
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Finer, smoother, better quality cotton yarns, known as
combed
cotton yarns
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fibers prior to spinning.
carding, In yarn production, a process of separating individual fibres, causing many of them to lie parallel and removing most of the remaining impurities |
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Name two (2) types of weaves |
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Name two (2) types of knits |
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Weft knit A weft knit is made with a single yarn looped horizontally to form a row, or course, with each row building on the previous one
Warp knit A warp knit is made with numerous parallel yarns that are looped vertically at the same time |
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Know Warp ends and filling picks |
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| length wise (w) and widthwise (f) |
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the yarn in knitted fabrics follows a meandering path (a course)
A sequence of stitches in which each stitch is suspended from the next is called a wale |
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What is an example of a cut-pile fabric. |
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| woven-in pattern made by special looms which control individual weaving threads in warp to produce complicated patterns |
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Know Weft knit and warp knit |
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warp knits
A kind of knitting in which a number of threads are chained with one or more contiguous threads on either side. Resistant to runs and relatively easy to sew.
weft knitting, the wales are perpendicular to the course of the yarn |
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| a textile that is produced by matting, condensing and pressing fibres together |
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| Two or more layers of cloth with padding between that is stitched by hand, machine, or chemical methods, usually in a pattern |
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Lace is an open work fabric consisting of a network of yarns formed into intricate designs. Lace may be hand or machine made, and intricate pattern scan be produced by either technique
Read more: http://textilelearner.blogspot.com/2012/05/main-features-of-lace-fabric-parts-of.html#ixzz2zyIVCvdm |
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Define the pile of a fabric |
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| Fabric with cut or uncut loops which stand up densely on the surface. Not to be confused with napped fabrics, which have brushed surfaces. Velvets, plushes, velveteens and corduroy are cut pile fabrics. Epingles are uncut pile fabrics. |
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| A material's degree of resistance to the fading effect of light. |
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Define labdips and dyelots |
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A dye lot is a record taken during the dyeing of yarn to identify yarn that received its coloration in the same vat at the same time
A lab dip is a swatch of fabric test dyed to hit a color standard |
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| What are the 2 color management systems/pieces of equipment that are used to create and approve labdips and dyelots |
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| Spectophotometer and light box |
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| The application of color to fiber after it is spun into yarn and before it is woven. Checks, stripes and plaids are typically woven in yarn-dyed cloths. |
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| Printing with a chemical substance that destroys the fiber in the pattern design print area. |
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| strike off is a printer's 1st attempt at the print (usually a small amount) in order to gain approval prior to proceeding to the full amount of yardage needed. |
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| complete the manufacture or decoration of (a material, object, or place) by giving it an attractive surface appearance |
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Changes the appearance and/ or hand of fabrics.
These are applied designs
Quick to incorporate and less expensive than structural designs
Can be permanent, durable or temporary design
Process may damage/ weaken the fabric |
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| A special finish added to a fabric as une of the final steps in its manufacture that alters the performance and contributes a specific attribute to the fabric in some way. A water repellent finish, for example, is a functional finish because it prevents water from penetrating the fabric, thereby changing the function of the fabric. |
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- Name one fabric care symbol
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| hand wash. (pic of hand in water bucket) |
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| Thread Count refers to the number of horizontal and vertical threads in one square inch of fabric. |
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| Woven fabric generally not exceeding 45 cm (18 in) in width |
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| Fake fur, also called fun fur or faux fur, is any material made of synthetic fibers designed to resemble fur, normally as part of a piece of clothing. |
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| Ability of a fiber/fabric to pass moisture to surface for evaporation |
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- Know the most common weave
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| Various fabrics finished with a brushing that raises the surface. |
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- Name an advantage of digital printing vs. screen printing
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| digital printing prints thinner than screen printing and allows for more detail/ intricate printing |
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- Know upholstery fabric descriptions
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thicker and heavier than apparel fabrics in general have the following properties:
•High abrasion resistance
•Nice hand
•Colorfastness to crocking, light, environmental pollutants
•High resistance to seam slipping
•Low fabric pilling
•Flame resistant finish |
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- Know 2 market segments for textiles for the interior
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| residential and commercial |
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Prima or Egyptian cotton is used on better quality towelsma or Egyptian cotton is used on better quality towels
•Density of the pile – closeness
of the loops
•Height of pile
•Yarn strength and twist
Low twist yarns = better absorbency but shed more
Longer loop = more absorbent and long to dry
•3) Flat towels – wovens swatch #
•Bath towels, hand towels, wash cloths, beach towels, kitchen towels
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| weave has a thread count of about 200 or higher, and is noticeably tighter than the standard type of weave used for bed-sheets |
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- Name 2 textile tabletop products
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