Fiber Fill-in-the-Blanks

Question 1

Yarns are woven or knitted together to make _

Answer 1

Fabrics

Question 2

__ __ are made from naturals sources- plants and animals.

Answer 2

Natural Fabrics

Question 3

__ __ are made from chemicals in factories.

Answer 3

Manufactured fibers

Question 4

__ __ come from vegetable (plant) sources.

Answer 4

Cellulosic fibers

Question 5

__ __ come from animal sources.

Answer 5

Protein fibers

Question 6

__ is the most widely used natural fibers.

Answer 6

Cotton

Question 7

_ is a discoloration caused by a fungus that grows on some fabrics when they are moist for a period of time

Answer 7

Mildew

Question 8

Flax is the fiber used to make ____ fabric.

Answer 8

Linen

Question 9

__ comes from a shrubby plant that grows often in China and India.

Answer 9

Ramie

Question 10

The main use of ____ is for making burlap bags, but it is also used for decorative household

Answer 10

Jute

Question 11

___ is made from the fleece (hair) of sheep or lambs

Answer 11

Wool

Question 12

Carded sliver is made into __ __ that use the short fibers (less than two inches)

Answer 12

Woolen Yarn

Question 13

Yarns made from combed sliver (called top in the case of wool) are called ___ ___

Answer 13

Wasted yarns

Question 14

To protect consumers and manufacturers, the ___ ___ ___ ___ was passed to help overcome confusion and misinformation about the wool used in products

Answer 14

Wool product labeling act

Question 15

The term wool or __ __ means that the fiber has never been used before for a fabric or garment

Answer 15

Virgin wool

Question 16

__ __ contains wool fibers from previously made wool fabrics.

Answer 16

Recycled wool

Question 17

__ is a protein fiber that comes from the cocoons of slikworms

Answer 17

Silk

Question 18

When fibers are put together to form continuous strand, a _ is made.

Answer 18

Yarn