Fibers and Fabrics

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Fibers and Fabrics

• Ch. 61 Studyguide

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1. What are fibers?

• Tiny strands of fabric, that when twisted
  together, make up yarn.

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2. What is a natural fiber?

• Fiber that comes from plants or the hair of
  animals.

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3. Where does cotton come from?

• The seedpod of the cotton plant.

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4. Where does linen come from?

• From the stock of the flax plant.

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5. Where does wool come from?

• From the fleece of sheep, camels, alpacas, goats
  or hair of rabbits.

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6. Where does silk come from?

• From the cocoon that silkworms spin.

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7. Where does ramie come from?

• From the stems of China grass.

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8. What are manufactured fibers?

• Fibers formed completely or in part by chemicals.

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9. How are yarns formed?

• They are formed when fibers are twisted together.

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10. What is a blend?

• Yarn made from two or more different fibers.

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11. What are the 3 basic methods by which most
fabrics are made?
Knitted
Woven
Non - Woven
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12. How are woven fabrics created?
Warp- lengthwise
Filling yarns - crosswise

• Yarns are interlaced at right angles.

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13. How are knit fabrics made?

• With one strand of yarn!
• Loops interlocked one row after another.
• By machine or hand.

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14. What is a special quality of bonded fabric?
Fleece

• They do not fray or unravel when cut.

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15. What is dyeing?

• The process of using a substance to change the
  natural color of a fiber, yarn or fabric.

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16. What is a finish?

• A substance added to a fabric to change the
  appearance, feel or performance of a fabric.

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17. What kind of label should be on all the
clothes you buy?

• Care label

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