Fiber and Filaments Flashcards
1
Q
What is a fiber?
A
Building block for yarn
2
Q
What properties are needed for a good fiber to used for yarn?3
A
strength, cohesion, flexible
3
Q
length determines _
A
processing
4
Q
cottons microstructure longitudinal
A
flat, twisted ribbon
5
Q
cottons cross section
A
kidney bean
6
Q
What is the cuticle of wool
A
outer layer of fiber
7
Q
what is the medulla of wool
A
hollow canal in center of fiber
8
Q
what is the cross section of wool
A
oval or elliptical
9
Q
what is shorn mean
A
sheared from sheep each year
10
Q
what does fellmongered mean
A
chemicals used to get rid of sheep hair from dead sheep
11
Q
what are the caterogizes for fiber grading 7
A
length, length uniformity, strength, elognation, micronaire/finess, trash content, color
