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Textiles
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Answer 27 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Is transparent. Exquisite decorative fabric. Can be made from a variety of different fibres (eg. wool - cotton - silk). Can shrink - tears easily.
Laced fabric
Felted fabric
Warp yarn
Main types of knitting
2. Involves applying a layer of polymer to the surface of the fabric. Teflon coating makes fabrics stain resistant - water repellent and breathable.
Weft yarn
Plain weave
The coating process for finishing fabrics
The embossing process for finishing fabrics
3. Stretchy and comfortable. Used for socks - tshirts and jumpers
Twill weave
The felting process for producing fabric
Shuttle
Weft knitted fabric
4. 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
Shuttle
Fabric
Why some textile garments is made by hand
Weaving
5. Bonded- fibre fabrics are made from webs of synthetic fibres bonded together with heat or adhesives.
Why some textile garments is made by hand
The bonding process for producing fabric
The bleaching process for finishing fabrics
The embossing process for finishing fabrics
6. 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.
Felted fabric
Heat Fusion
The bleaching process for finishing fabrics
Fasteners
7. 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.
Twill weave
Felted fabric
Plain weave
The coating process for finishing fabrics
8. Cotton and synthetic fabrics are bleached before dying. this makes it easier to dye pastel shades.
The bleaching process for finishing fabrics
The embossing process for finishing fabrics
Return Direction
Weft knitted fabric
9. Fabric glue- creates a simple - straight seam that receives little stress.
Adhesives
Warp knitted fabric
Shuttle
Weaving
10. A material made up of a network of natural or artificial fibres formed by knitting - weaving or pressing felt
Fasteners
Bonded fabric
Fabric
Plain weave
11. Strong - drapes well. Used for jeans - jackets and curtains
The coating process for finishing fabrics
Laced fabric
Bonded fabric
Twill weave
12. 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
Warp yarn
The felting process for producing fabric
Warp knitted fabric
The lace- making process for producing fabric
13. Zippers - buttons - Velcro - glue - ties.
Fasteners
Woven fabric
Laced fabric
Main types of knitting
14. Most fabrics commonly use a flat seam. This is also fast and cheap. Two fabrics together. Neat finish.
Twill weave
Why some textile garments is made by hand
Sewing
Heat Fusion
15. 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.
Return Direction
Main types of knitting
Warp yarn
Why some textile garments is made by hand
16. 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
Heat Fusion
Woven fabric
Shuttle
Twill weave
17. Plain weave is strong and hardwearing. Used for fashion and furnishing fabrics.
Laced fabric
Woven fabric
Warp yarn
Fabric
18. 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.
Bonded fabric
Warp knitted fabric
The knitting process for producing fabric
Fabric
19. A thread is looped - twisted or braided to other threads independently from a backing fabric.
Shuttle
The coating process for finishing fabrics
The bleaching process for finishing fabrics
The lace- making process for producing fabric
20. Slightly stretchy and does not ladder. Used for swimwear - underwear and geotextiles
Weft yarn
Warp knitted fabric
Laced fabric
The knitting process for producing fabric
21. 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
The bonding process for producing fabric
Warp yarn
Return Direction
22. 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
The embossing process for finishing fabrics
Heat Fusion
Return Direction
The bleaching process for finishing fabrics
23. 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...
Main types of knitting
Warp yarn
Adhesives
Weft yarn
24. 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 felting process for producing fabric
The knitting process for producing fabric
The embossing process for finishing fabrics
Fasteners
25. 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...
Warp yarn
The lace- making process for producing fabric
Shuttle
The coating process for finishing fabrics
26. Warp knitting and weft knitting.
The bleaching process for finishing fabrics
Heat Fusion
Main types of knitting
Sewing
27. The interlacing of two or more yarns using a loom. Generally - woven fabrics are strong fabrics.
Weft yarn
Plain weave
Weaving
Twill weave