Chapter 4 Flashcards
vocab
spun yarns
composed of short length fibers(staple fibers)
filament yarns
composed of continuous strands of fiber that may be miles long
carded
staple fibers formed into a thick rope of loose fibers called silver-minimum alignment
combed
long parallel uniform fibers-max alignment
tow
linen yarn that is made of short irregular and coarse fibers -minimum alignment
line
long smooth and fine fibers-maximum alignment
woolen
fuzzy uneven diameter bulkier and wider range of length fibers-minimum alignment
worsted
smooth little fuzz tightly twisted and firmer fibers-maximum alignment
soft twist
bulkier, warmer, texture
hard twist
smaller, smoother, stronger
crepe twist
combo twist, pebbly surface
singles
one strand twisted Z direction
ply
stronger than singles S directions
stretch type
made from nylon and produced by the false twist method, knife edge method, and gear crimping method
bulk type
high bulk with low minimum stretch produced by air jet method, knit-deknit method, and stuffer box method
set textured type
hard set yarns minimal no stretch
bare elastic
composed of monofilament spandex fiber sharper, gentler shape
covered elastic
monofilament that are covered with a spun or filament to hide the elastrometric yarn
core spun
central filament core of spandex with a staple fiber spun around the core
textured yarn
most widely used. the ease and give contribute to the fabric is found attractive by customers
novelty yarns
aka fancy yarns. dont have uniform thickness, not durable.
chenille yarns
soft pile protruding from the surface. resembles pipe cleaners
metallic yarns
strip of metallic fiber
denier system
1 size. simpler, heavier, and thicker filament yarns. system is based on weight in grams per 9,000 meters
