REVIEW Game Fashion- Chapter 6 Quiz

The order of the building blocks of fabric from most basic to finished product is: yarns > fabrics > fibers

Cashmere is considered a fur…

Spandex is a synthetic fiber that can stretch up to 500% - swimwear, underwear, athletic wear

Linen is made from the flax plant

Silkworms wrap themselves in silk envelopes called cocoons, which is where the silk fiber comes from

What are the two primary methods for making fibers into fabrics? Knitting and weaving

What is the synthetic textile process in which solid raw materials are dissolved by chemicals and melted with heat to form a liquid which is forced through a spinneret?(much like forcing through a metal strainer) extrusion

Name 4 natural fibers. State some advantages and disadvantages. Cotton Linen Wool Silk Fur Suede/Leather

Warmth, strength, appearance, price, absorbency, Name some properties of fibers that give fabrics their characteristics: Warmth, strength, appearance, price, absorbency,

Match the following terms: Invented the cotton gin denier Invented the loom weaves Made from 2 sets of yarns – one lengthwise and one crosswise Eli Whitney Made from 1 set of yarns looping together in same direction Joseph Jacquard Unit of measurement used to identify the thickness or diameter of fibers knits

Explain the differences between knits and weaves: Knits are made from only one set of yarns that run in the same direction. Knits are held together by looping the yarns around each other. Weaves are composed of two sets of yarns with one set running lengthwise and the other set running crosswise.