Final Flashcards

Question

Wicking

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ability to transfer moisture from one area to another

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Ability to burn or ignite

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spun/twisted together to make a continuous length of yarn. Natural and manmade, have a hairy, fuzzy appearance, are not uniform and provide warmth, softness, bulk

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Made of continuous strands of fiber that are slightly twisted. Composed of manufactured or silk fibers that are Smooth, fine, high luster, more uniform, stronger than spun yarn.

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Yarns that are not uniform, have deliberate irregularities on their surfaces, and are used to create textures with texture and a creative look

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Done to help clean them and make the fibers straight and parallel (sliver) to become a yarn A low cost yarn process creates a fuzzy yarn

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More expensive process creating a smoother/softer/straighter yarn Additional process after carding Adds some luster to yarn Fine shirting, fine bedding sheets

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Yarn is dyed in spaces, like every half inch in length to make multi colored yarn

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The number of warp and filling yarns within 1 inch of fabric

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One warp yarn passes over one filling/weft yarn. Simplest, least expensive and most used weave, found in half of the woven fabrics

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One or more warp yarns woven over and under one or more filling/weft yarns. Creates strong fabrics like denim and chino. Has a left and right hand twill.

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The lengthwise yarns in a woven fabric

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The width wise yarns in a woven fabric

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A type of pile woven fabric. Made of 100% Cotton spun yarns, has a nap direction on the pile

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A type of woven fabric. Made of 100% cotton spun yarns, decorative (usually floral) design used in upholstery

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Pile fabrics that have a raised, hair-like or fur-like surface produced with an extra set of yarns = pile

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Columns of stitches that run vertically through knit fabrics

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Rows of stitches that run width-wise through knit fabrics

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A type of knitting where yarns traverse in a zigzag manner and run along length of fabric. do not have as much stretch and do not snag ex. mesh fabric

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Warp knits do not have as much stretch and do not snag ex. mesh fabric. Have good stretch and recovery but can snag and run. Ex: Sweaters tshirts, leggings

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Most generalized, basic knits, used in tshirts and the front and back are not the same.

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Double knit, both sides look the same, Visible vertical lines

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Come from insects, plants, vegetables, done in small batches, best with natural fabrics, and better for the environment

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chemicals combined to create any color on textile, used for large quantities and done in factories,

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Where color in a textile does not change or fade when exposed to certain conditions

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Where color comes off of a garment after being washed. The color may bleed onto other clothes or fade. Good colorfastness means it does not change or fade

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sample swatches of the dyed material (ex. fabric or yarn) that match the Pantone color chip reference

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dyed yardage from the bulk production

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Yarns are dyed before being woven or knit together. Same pattern on face and back of fabric/reversible Better quality design than printing Good colorfastness Expensive fabric Found in blouses, dresses, fine dress shirts

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first sample yardage of the printed fabric for approval by the designer prior to production printing

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-Designs are very realistic and graphic-like/photographs printed onto fabric -Can make large ranges of colors -Great design flexibility -Use for small lots of fabrics, custom prints, samples

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improve the performance properties of fabrics Ex: Antimicrobial, softening

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Change the fabric’s appearance and hand Ex: Calendaring (produces a smooth, flat, ironed finish by passing the fabric through a series of rollers), napping, acid wash in jeans

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PU or Polyurethane is a plastic film made of long chains of molecules called polymers -Formed in liquid state and then hardened to create a thin sheet like fabric

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The skin of an animal, bird or reptile with the hair or fiber removed Skins of large animals = hides Skins of smaller animals = skins

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Leather – must be marked ‘genuine leather’ Smell – animal-like Price $$$ Handfeel – softer, supple

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Made from acrylic, polyester Made from a knit with pile from sliver The back is a knit and then sliver fiber is added to the knitting machine to create the pile, then heavily brushed

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The skin of an animal with the fiber or hair attached

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Skin of the animal with the hair attached. Ex: fox, mink, and chinchilla

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silkworms when they spin themselves into a cocoon. That cocoon is boiled in hot water until it unravels

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Textiles that are used in commercial places like office buildings, hotels, airports, stores, schools, spas, etc.

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Flame and stain resistance

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Made by using acid chemical that eats away at a specific design or area of the fabric in order to make it shear/transparent