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| The lengthening or stretching of a fiber. Stretch without breaking |
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| Wrinkle recovery, ability of fiber to return to it's original shape after being bent or folded. |
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| Or "loft" is the ability of a fiber to return to it's original thickness after it is crushed. |
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| Weight of fiber (Really heavy for it's size) |
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| Or "fiber strength" can withstand pulling force, also a personal property |
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| The way fabric hangs in 3-D form |
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| Surface characteristics (how it looks) |
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| How fiber/fabric feels to touch |
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| Who touches and describes |
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| Repeatedly bend without breaking |
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| Ability to take up moisture |
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| How heavy something is compared with water |
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| Returns to original shape after elongation |
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| Fiber "ball" formation of fabric surface due to abrasion |
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| ability of fabric to hide what is beneath it |
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| Are long and measured in yards/meters |
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| The waves and bumps of a fiber |
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| The appearance of a fiber across its diameter. |
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| The weight of 9,000 meters of fiber or yarn |
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| Will prevent, terminate, or inhibit burning. Will not continue to burn. |
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| Easy to ignite and will continue to burn |
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| Fibers that bend or fold easily, the drape of a fabric. |
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| Applying heat and pressure in a controlled manner permanently |
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| Those that can absorb moisture |
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| Do not absorb moisture readily |
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| Can absorb moisture without feeling wet |
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| Ability for Fiber to return to it's original thickness after being crushed. |
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| The appearance of the outside of the fiber/ Surface contour |
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| Fibers created by cellulose like Rayon and acetate. |
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| Fine fibers used in surgical and filtration applications. |
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| measurement of natural fibers in the diameter |
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| AKA abosorbency..ability to take in moisture. It is an important component of how comfortable a fiber is when it is worn. |
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| Fibers that come from vegetable, animal and mineral sources |
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| Will not burn but can melt and descompose at high temperatures. |
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| What occurs each time the product is laundered. |
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| Fibers placed under extreme tension during processing could create fabrics that shrink during laundering. |
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| Will stop burning when the flame is removed. |
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| Fibers that range from 1 inch to 18 inches long. |
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| Longitudinal markings on manufactured fibers. |
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| The result from the shape of a fibers cross section. |
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| Fibers synthesized chemically, frequently from petroleum products. |
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| Is the unit of measure in SI and refers to the weight in grams of 1,000 meters of fiber or yarn. |
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| Will not readily burn or shrink when exposed to flame. |
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| Melt or soften when exposed to heat. |
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| Fiber's ability to carry moisture along it's surface. |
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| AKA Resiliency..the ability of a fiber to return to its original shape after being bent or folded. |
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| Crushing and removing the outer covering of the stalks by passing them between metal rollers. |
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| Rotting with chemicals-the stalks are sprayed with a herbicide that kills the flax as it grows. |
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| Bast or stem cellulosic fiber |
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| Finest quality silk, produced by cultivated silkworms in a controlled environment. |
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| The outer layer of the fiber |
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| Stalks are allowed to rot in the fields. Takes from 3 to 6 weeks, This method has the least impact on the environment. Most flax is produced with this. |
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| Silk produced when two silkworms spin a cocoon together. The resulting strand of silk has a thick/thin appearance |
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| Controlled shrinkage of wool to produce a more compact fabric |
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| Natural with no trade names |
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| Cotton fabric that has been washed with mild natural soap and not treated with bleaches or harch chemicals. |
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| Combing and seperating the fibers; this also removes any ramaining stalk |
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| Firt shearing from a sheep that is less than 7 months old; this wool is fine and soft. |
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| The oil removed from wool, valuable by-product. |
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| Fabric made from flax fiber |
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| Pieces of waste cotton lint, are attached to seeds |
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| Highest quality; fibers are 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 inches in length. Used to make stronger, smoother and more luxurious fabrics. |
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| Central canal of the cross section of a fiber |
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| Treatment to increase fiber's luster and strength |
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| Wool that has not been previously used. |
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| Cotton that has been grown on land on which organic farming has been practiced for at least three years. |
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| Fibers that are silk,wool, specialty hair fibers, and fur fibers. |
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| Wool treated chemically to aid in it's remmoval. |
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| Pure silk or degummed silk |
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| Silk after the sericin has been removed. |
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| Raw silk or silk-in-the-gum |
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| Silk before the sericin is removied |
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Wool from lower part of the legs
Poor quality |
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| Wool yarns and fabrics that are shredded to a fibrous state and reused |
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| Cocoons softened in hot water and unwound in one long strand or filament. |
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| Bacterial rotting to loosen the bark from the stem |
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| Removing of the seeds after harvesting |
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| When silk fabric is rubbed against itself it produces a distinctive rutsle called |
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| A gummy protein substance |
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| Scientific production of silk |
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| Weighted silk that is disintegrating |
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| Short, coarse fibers that are 3/6 to 3/4 in length. Primarily produced in India and Eastern Asia. |
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| Short silk fibers from broken cocoons and the outside fibers of the cocoon. |
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| Alpaca, Camel hair, Cashmere, New Zealand Cashgora, Guanaco, LLama, Huarizo, Misti, Mohair, Quiviut, Vicuna |
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| Silk yarn made from short fibers. Spun silk feels more like cotton that filament silk. |
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| Reeled silk filament from four or more cocoons that are combined to make yarn. |
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| Cotton that has been genetically egineered to repel insects. |
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| Cotton that has been grown on land on which organic farming has been in practice for less than three years. |
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| Common variety of wild silk |
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| Requires significant amounts of water that must be recycled before being returned to the environment. |
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| Metallic salts may be added to improve the body and drape of degummed silk. Weighted silk deteriorate more quickly than unweighted silk |
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| Produced by wild silkworms it's coarser and less lustrous. |
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