Fabric construction

Question 1

What are two ways of making non-woven fabrics

Answer 1

Bonding

Felting

Question 2

What are the properties of plain weave fabrics?

Answer 2

Hardwearing, smooth, strong
Cheap and used for furnishing
Cotton based fabrics

Question 3

What are the properties of twill weave fabrics

Answer 3

Denim

Stronger and better drape

Question 4

What are the properties of satin weave fabrics

Answer 4

More delicate
Snag
The floats catch light making it shiny

Question 5

What are the properties of weft knitted fabrics?

Answer 5

Stretchy but loses its shape
Jumpers
Unravels easily

Question 6

What are the properties of warp knitted fabrics?

Answer 6

Stretchy but keeps it shapes
Tights, swimwear
cheaper to produce
Doesnt ladder

Question 7

What are the advantages of using woven fabrics?

Answer 7

dont fray due to the selvidge
Stronger
Stretch on the diagonal bias

Question 8

What are the advantages of non-woven fabrics

Answer 8

Can be made from a range of weights
Can be cut in any direction as it has no straight grain
Cheap to produce
Do not fray

Question 9

What is bonding?

Answer 9

Webs of fibres glued for interfacing

Question 10

What is felting?

Answer 10

Heat, pressure or moisture used to interlock wool fibres