Chp 4 Flashcards
Spun
Short lengths of fiber twisted or spun so they hold together
Filament yarn
Continuous streams of fiber
Monofilament
1 single filament
Multifilament
Many filaments
Microfilament
Diameter finer than silk
Microfiber
Fine fiber
Tpi
Turns-per-inch
Tpm
Turns-per-meter
Soft twist
Low twist from 2-12 tpi
Hard twist
20-30 tpi
Crepe twist
Filament yarns with high twist
Carded
Short, unsmooth (cotton spun)
Combed
Long, best (cotton spun)
Tow linen
Short, irregular, converse texture (linen yarns)
Line linen
Long, smooth, and fine (linen yarns)
Woolen
Made of carded yarns (wool)
Worsted
Made of combed yarns (wool)
Single
If untwisted will come apart
Ply
2 or more single yarns twisted together
Ring spinning
Fibers carded from multiple silvers
Open end (oe) spinning
1 process from carded silver to spun yarn
Air jet spinning
Vortex spinning - compressed air aided spinning process (most comman)
Blended yarn
Made of 2 or more fiber types
Mixture
Fabric composed of 2 or more different types of yarn
Textured yarn
Modified yarn with new surface or texture
Stretched texture yarn
Made from nylon
Bulk textured yarn
High bulk with low or minimal stretch
Bare elastic yarn
Spandex fiber
Covered elastic yarn
Monofilament wrapped with yarn
Core spun yarn
Filament spandex core with fiber spun around the core
Novelty yarns
Fancy yarns
Chenille yarns
Yarns with soft pile on surface
Metallic yarn
Strip of metallic fiber
Sewing thread
Yarns engineered to pass through a sewing machine
