Chapter 1

Question 1

Textile Industry: Apparel

Answer 1

The textiles used in clothing

Question 2

Textile industry: interior textiles

Answer 2

Also called soft goods, the textiles used in furniture, bath, kitchen, and bedding

Question 3

Textile industry: Industrial

Answer 3

The textiles used in items such as; luggage, flags, sails, filters, bandages

Question 4

The 3 branches of the textile market is divided into what percentages

Answer 4

Apparel: 35%
Interior: 35%
Industrial: 30%

Question 5

Fiber *

Answer 5

The smallest part of fabric.

A fine and hairlike substance that can be natural or synthetic.

Natural: cotton
Synthetic: nylon

Question 6

Yarns *

Answer 6

Continuous threadlike strands composed of fibers that have been twisted together.

Most textiles are made from yarn.

Question 7

Fabrics

Answer 7

Mostly made from yarns and are woven or knitted.

Question 8

A company that makes fabric is a

Answer 8

Mill

Question 9

Color is usually applied to fabric by what two methods?

Answer 9

Dyeing or Printing

Question 10

Finishing

Answer 10

Most fabrics have additional treatments called finishing before they can be used.

Question 11

Put-up

Answer 11

A term used to indicate the way a fabric is sold.

Question 12

Shorts

Answer 12

Pieces of fabric shorter than 40 yards in length

Question 13

Remnants

Answer 13

1-10 yard pieces of cloth

Question 14

Vertically integrated mill

Answer 14

Mills that not only make fabric but also produce yarn and perform the finishing process

Question 15

Greige goods

Answer 15

Unfinished fabric

Pronounced “grey-ge”

Question 16

Converters

Answer 16

Individual who sells greige goods

Question 17

Jobber *

Answer 17

Buys from mills, converters and garment manufacturers.

Question 18

Overrun

Answer 18

When a mill produces

more dyed, printed or finished fabric than the order specified.

Question 19

Overseas agent

Answer 19

Person or company that represents and exporter or importer in countries overseas where it conducts business.

Question 20

Private label

Answer 20

A retail brand in which appears or seen products are manufactured specifically for a retailer and sold exclusively by that retailer

Question 21

Exclusive brand

Answer 21

National brand with distribution through one retailer

Question 22

Time range of market planning in textiles

Answer 22

Long range planning.
Design of woven fabric for apparel begins 1.5 to 2 years before retail sale.

Fabric for a new season: 6 months

Fast fashion is disrupting this system

Question 23

Dates of apparel retail selling seasons

Answer 23

Fall: August 1st
Spring: February 1st

Question 24

Fair trade

Answer 24

Used to indicate that a product was produced without labor exploitation, by using environmentally sustainable practices and that the producers received fair prices for their product.

Question 25

Dyeing

Answer 25

Imparting solid color to textiles

Question 26

Printing

Answer 26

Imparting designs to textiles

Question 27

Importer: 2 types

Answer 27

Direct: buys foreign fabric or manufactured textile products

Import mill: foreign company that makes fabric or yarn to export

Question 28

Retail store

Answer 28

Sell to home sewers

Question 29

Pound goods

Answer 29

Pieces less than one yard

-Sold by the pound

Question 30

Reasons for imports in textiles

Answer 30

Labor-intensive: lower labor cost

Superior products: Japanese silk, Scottish Harris Tweed

Question 31

What % of textiles and apparel are imported

Answer 31

50% of domestic apparel and fabric

Question 32

Historical textile export

Answer 32

China - silk
Middle East - flax & cotton
Italy - elaborate woven designs
Americas - cotton

Question 33

Potential environmental issues within the textile industry

Answer 33

Air and water pollution

Disposal of waste products

Health of workers

Water pollution due to laundering