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Answer 27 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A material made up of a network of natural or artificial fibres formed by knitting - weaving or pressing felt
Weft yarn
Why some textile garments is made by hand
Warp knitted fabric
Fabric
2. Strong - drapes well. Used for jeans - jackets and curtains
Fasteners
Bonded fabric
Twill weave
Felted fabric
3. Fabric glue- creates a simple - straight seam that receives little stress.
Weft knitted fabric
Twill weave
Adhesives
Fasteners
4. When the shuttle completes passing through the space provided - the position of the warp yarn is again changed and the weft is brought back through in the ____________. This process is continually repeated until the fabric is produced.
The lace- making process for producing fabric
Felted fabric
The knitting process for producing fabric
Return Direction
5. A thread is looped - twisted or braided to other threads independently from a backing fabric.
The lace- making process for producing fabric
Woven fabric
Laced fabric
Why some textile garments is made by hand
6. During the weaving process - the weft yarn is taken over and underneath the warp yarns with a '________'. For each row being woven - selected warp yarns are either lifted or lowered - creating a passage for the shuttle to pass through with the weft y
Fasteners
Laced fabric
Shuttle
The knitting process for producing fabric
7. Stretchy and comfortable. Used for socks - tshirts and jumpers
Felted fabric
Weaving
Weft knitted fabric
Fasteners
8. Wool felt is a non - woven fabric made from animal hair or wool fibres matted together using moisture - heat and pressure. The fibres are placed all facing one direction - warm water is then poured on top. Then soap is applied and pressure along with
The felting process for producing fabric
The bleaching process for finishing fabrics
Twill weave
Weft yarn
9. Plain weave is strong and hardwearing. Used for fashion and furnishing fabrics.
Fasteners
Main types of knitting
Woven fabric
The embossing process for finishing fabrics
10. Most fabrics commonly use a flat seam. This is also fast and cheap. Two fabrics together. Neat finish.
Sewing
The lace- making process for producing fabric
Weft knitted fabric
Plain weave
11. Knitted fabric consists of consecutive loops - called stitches. As each row progresses - a new loop is pulled through an existing loop. The active stitches are held on a needle until another loop can be passed through them. This process eventually re
The knitting process for producing fabric
Warp yarn
Weaving
Felted fabric
12. One-off production - needlework and embroideries are sometimes too complex - time and effort mean more to the consumer - meaningful to societies - main source of income to places where money for new technology is not available
Felted fabric
Why some textile garments is made by hand
The bleaching process for finishing fabrics
Fasteners
13. Is transparent. Exquisite decorative fabric. Can be made from a variety of different fibres (eg. wool - cotton - silk). Can shrink - tears easily.
Fabric
Laced fabric
The coating process for finishing fabrics
Shuttle
14. Zippers - buttons - Velcro - glue - ties.
Fasteners
The felting process for producing fabric
Woven fabric
The lace- making process for producing fabric
15. During weaving - a second yarn is then threaded from side to side - over and under the warp yarns - to make a fabric. This is called a...
Sewing
Shuttle
Weft yarn
Weaving
16. To weave the yarns together - the loom is first set up with yarns running lengthwise - from the top to the bottom of the loom.These are called...
Weft yarn
Laced fabric
Weaving
Warp yarn
17. Slightly stretchy and does not ladder. Used for swimwear - underwear and geotextiles
Weaving
Warp knitted fabric
The knitting process for producing fabric
Adhesives
18. Involves applying a layer of polymer to the surface of the fabric. Teflon coating makes fabrics stain resistant - water repellent and breathable.
The coating process for finishing fabrics
Woven fabric
Bonded fabric
Warp yarn
19. Made from animal hair or wool fibres matted together. Felt has no strength - drape or elasticity. But it is warm and does not fray - wool felt is expensive. Used for hats - slippers and in handcrafts.
Weft yarn
Felted fabric
Adhesives
Fasteners
20. Bonded- fibre fabrics are made from webs of synthetic fibres bonded together with heat or adhesives.
Bonded fabric
Laced fabric
Weft yarn
The bonding process for producing fabric
21. Made from webs of synthetic fibres bonded together with heat or adhesives. They are cheap to produce by not strong. They are easy to sew - crease resistant - does not fray and are stable when washing and dry cleaning.
The knitting process for producing fabric
Bonded fabric
The bleaching process for finishing fabrics
The coating process for finishing fabrics
22. Involve an engraved of a raised calender roller that presses a three- dimentional pattern onto a textile. the embossing permanently presses it down to create the embossed effect.
The embossing process for finishing fabrics
Woven fabric
Plain weave
Warp yarn
23. The interlacing of two or more yarns using a loom. Generally - woven fabrics are strong fabrics.
Woven fabric
Weaving
Plain weave
Adhesives
24. This is the simplest weave - the weft yarn passes over one then underneath one warp yarn at a time. It produces strong - durable fabric for a variety of clothing and furnishing needs.
Heat Fusion
Bonded fabric
Why some textile garments is made by hand
Plain weave
25. Warp knitting and weft knitting.
Main types of knitting
Laced fabric
Shuttle
The bonding process for producing fabric
26. Cotton and synthetic fabrics are bleached before dying. this makes it easier to dye pastel shades.
The felting process for producing fabric
Fabric
The bleaching process for finishing fabrics
The bonding process for producing fabric
27. Used to permanently join two fabrics together using an adhesive resin. In a factory - this could be a flat bed press (used to join short fabric lengths for batch production) and a conveyor press (used for fusing long fabric lengths for mass productio
Heat Fusion
Shuttle
The coating process for finishing fabrics
Warp knitted fabric