1.6 Textiles

Question 1

Fabrics definition

Answer 1

Any flexible fabric is a textile

Question 2

Natural fibres:

Answer 2

Wool, cotton, Linen

Question 3

Cotton production:

Answer 3

Tropical climates, soil is wet.

Called cotton bolls.

Ginning is where the seeds, stalks and leaves are removed.

Sent to mills to be drawn in to thin fibres and drawn into thread

Question 4

Cotton uses:

Answer 4

Sewing, clothing, bedding, towels, denim

Question 5

Properties of cotton:

Answer 5

Conducts heat well
Absorbent
Dyes well
Strong and hard wearing

Question 6

Disadvantages of cotton

Answer 6

Creases easily
Flammable
Damaged with light exposure

Question 7

The 3 synthetic fabrics?

Answer 7

Nylon
Polyester
Polypropylene

Question 8

Linen prouduction

Answer 8

Made by flax plants
Grows in cooler climates, damp, northern hemisphere

Plants are harvested and then laid in fields to allow microorganisms to attack the gum holding the fibre to the stem, for weeks

Then dried, rolled and scraped to obtain fibres then spun into thread.

Question 9

Uses of linen

Answer 9

Shirts, blouses, bedding, lace

Question 10

Properties of linen:

Answer 10

Withstands high temperatures

Good heat conductor

Absorbs water well

Question 11

Disadvantages of linen

Answer 11

Creases very easily

Frays easily

Tricky to dye

Expensive

Question 12

Wool production

Answer 12

Mostly from sheep but may be camels, llamas, goats or rabbits.

Sheared, then washed.

Carding is the process of brushing and untangling it all.

Wool yarn produced from short fibres which run in different directions. This is why it’s fluffy.

Question 13

Wool uses

Answer 13

Knitting wool
Clothing
Cashmere/tweed
Suits, cardigans

Question 14

Properties of wool

Answer 14

Contains heat
Absorbent
Able to be dyed well

Question 15

Disadvantages of wool

Answer 15

Can shrink if washed at high temps
Easy to scorch
More expensive than synthetic fibres