FIBER CHARACTERISTICS Flashcards
cotton’s hand
good
flax’s hand
fair
silk’s hand
excellent
wool’s hand
fair to excellent
viscose rayon’s hand
good
lyocell’s hand
excellent
acrylic’s hand
good
nylon’s hand
fair
olefin’s hand
fair
polyester’s hand
fair
cotton, wash or dry clean?
, wash or dry clean
flax, wash or dry clean?
wash or dry clean
silk, wash or dry clean?
wash or dry clean
wool, wash or dry clean?
dry clean
viscose rayon, wash or dry clean?
wash or dry clean
lyocell, wash or dry clean?
wash or dry clean
acrylic, wash or dry clean?
wash or dry clean
nylon, wash or dry clean?
wash or dry clean
olefin, wash or dry clean?
wash or dry clean
polyester, wash or dry clean?
wash or dry clean
cotton’s mildew resistance
poor
flax’s mildew resistance
fair
silk’s mildew resistance
good
wool’s mildew resistance
good
viscose rayon’s mildew resistance
fair
lyocell’s mildew resistance
fair
acrylic’s mildew resistance
excellent
nylon’s mildew resistance
excellent
olefin’s mildew resistance
excellent
polyester’s mildew resistance
excellent
cotton’s flexibility
fair
flax’s flexibility
poor
silk’s flexibility
excellent
wool’s flexibility
good
viscose rayon’s flexibility
good
lyocell’s flexibility
fair
acrylic’s flexibility
good
nylon’s flexibility
good
olefin’s flexibility
fair (when thin)
polyester’s flexibility
fair
cotton’s sunlight resistance
fair
flax’s sunlight resistance
good
silk’s sunlight resistance
poor
wool’s sunlight resistance
good
viscose rayon’s sunlight resistance
fair
lyocell’s sunlight resistance
good
acrylic’s sunlight resistance
excellent
nylon’s sunlight resistance
poor
olefin’s sunlight resistance
good
polyester’s sunlight resistance
good
cotton’s static resistance
good
flax’s static resistance
good
silk’s static resistance
fair
wool’s static resistance
fair
viscose rayon’s static resistance
good
lyocell’s static resistance
good
acrylic’s static resistance
poor
nylon’s static resistance
poor
olefin’s static resistance
good
polyester’s static resistance
very poor
cotton thermoplastic? Yes or No
no
flax thermoplastic? Yes or No
no
silk thermoplastic? Yes or No
no
wool thermoplastic? Yes or No
no
viscose rayon thermoplastic? Yes or No
no
lyocell thermoplastic? Yes or No
no
acrylic thermoplastic? Yes or No
yes
nylon thermoplastic? Yes or No
yes
olefin thermoplastic? Yes or No
yes
polyester thermoplastic? Yes or No
yes
cotton’s abrasion resistance
good
flax’s abrasion resistance
fair
silk’s abrasion resistance
fair
wool’s abrasion resistance
fair to good
viscose rayon’s abrasion resistance
fair
lyocell’s abrasion resistance
fair
acrylic’s abrasion resistance
fair
nylon’s abrasion resistance
excellent
olefin’s abrasion resistance
excellent
polyester’s abrasion resistance
excellent
cotton’s strength
good
flax’s strength
excellent
silk’s strength
good
wool’s strength
poor
viscose rayon’s strength
fair
lyocell’s strength
excellent
acrylic’s strength
fair
nylon’s strength
excellent
olefin’s strength
excellent
polyester’s strength
excellent
cotton’s absorbency
good
flax’s absorbency
excellent
silk’s absorbency
excellent
wool’s absorbency
excellent
viscose rayon’s absorbency
excellent
lyocell’s absorbency
excellent
acrylic’s absorbency
poor
nylon’s absorbency
poor
olefin’s absorbency
very poor
polyester’s absorbency
poor
cotton’s resiliency
poor
flax’s resiliency
poor
silk’s resiliency
fair
wool’s resiliency
good
viscose rayon’s resiliency
poor
lyocell’s resiliency
fair
acrylic’s resiliency
good
nylon’s resiliency
excellent
olefin’s resiliency
excellent
polyester’s resiliency
excellent
cotton’s pilling resistance
good
flax’s pilling resistance
good
silk’s pilling resistance
good
wool’s pilling resistance
fair
viscose rayon’s pilling resistance
good
lyocell’s pilling resistance
fair
acrylic’s pilling resistance
fair
nylon’s pilling resistance
poor
olefin’s pilling resistance
good
polyester’s pilling resistance
very poor