M3 Revision Paper C Flashcards
A good fashion designer should have a strong understanding of? A) Design B) Fabrics C) Techniques D) Tools
Answer : Fabrics
Fine fabrics with a loose construction tend to drape better than thicker fabrics with a tighter construction.
A) True
B) False
Answer : True
Which of the following areSystematic Folding techniques? A) Gathering and Shirring B) Pleating, Smocking and Tucking C) Ruffles, Flounces and Godets D) Cording, Quilting and Stuffing
Answer : Pleating, Smocking and Tucking
Quilting is a technique in the category of \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. A) Controlled Crushing B) Supplementary Fullness C) Systematic Folding D) Filled Reliefs
Answer : Filled Reliefs
What is considered as Design Aesthetic?
A) Colour, Dyes and Pigments
B) Colour, Mood and Trend
C) Dyes, Wash and Iron
Answer : Colour, Mood and Trend
All ________must be resistant to washing and dry cleaning, colourfast, rustproof, and must not have sharp edges.
A) Fabrics
B) Trims
C) Accessories
Answer : Accessories
What are the testsoffered to meet specific performance standards?
A) Physical Tests, Chemical Tests & Functional Tests
B) Physical Tests, Mechanical Tests & Chemical Tests
C) Physical Tests, Technical Tests & Colourfast Tests
Answer : Physical Tests, Chemical Tests & Functional Tests
What isthefabric care symbol for Tumble Dry? A) Triangle
B) Square
C) Square & Circle
Answer : Square & Circle
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ is often a deciding factor when consumers shop for clothing. A) Care of garment B) Fibre Content C) Design & Construction D) Price
Answer : Care of garment
Manmade fibres canbe produced in many different shapesforcing the liquid fibre through a \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. A. Loom B. Spinningret C. Spinneret D. Spinner
Answer : Spinneret
What is Pilling?
A. Little balls of threadson the surface of a fabric due to abrasion
B. Littleballs of fibre on surface of a fabric due toabrasion
C. Little balls of dust and dirton the surface of a fabric due to many washings
D. Little balls of moldon the surface of a fabric due to age
Answer : Littleballs of fibre on surface of a fabric due toabrasion
What is one common property of Natural Cellulosic fibres?
a) good absorbency
b) good resilience
c) bad conductor of electricity
d) non-flammable
Answer : good absorbency
_______ is a Cellulosic fibre.
(a) Cotton
(b) Polyester
(c) Wool
(d) Rayon
Answer : Cotton
What are inorganic fibres?
(a) ceramic
(b) nylon
(c) acrylic
(d) spandex
Answer : ceramic
Which are the correct steps for care of spandex?
A. Dry wash and then hang on a hanger
B. Machined wash and dry with a hairdryer
C. Hand wash with detergent and hot water, and then iron with low temperature
D. Machine wash or dry wash, normal tumble dry, never ever use bleach, and iron quickly using a low temp without steam
Answer : Machine wash or dry wash, normal tumble dry, never ever use bleach, and iron quickly using a low temp without steam
What are the characteristics of woven fabric back?
A. Lose threads appear at on the one’s back clothing
B. Piling occurs
C. Inaccurate printing
D. If printed, the print is less distinct and duller on the back
Answer : If printed, the print is less distinct and duller on the back
Which of the following is the correct order of processing cotton?
a) harvesting, ginning seed cotton, modular bales, spinning mills, fabric mills
b) harvesting, spinning mills, ginning seed cotton, modular bales, fabric mills
c) harvesting, modular bales, ginning seed cotton, spinning mills, fabric mills
d) modular bales, harvesting, ginning seed cotton, spinning mills, fabric mills
Answer : harvesting, modular bales, ginning seed cotton, spinning mills, fabric mills
Which fabrics do not have yarn structure and go directly from fibres to fabric? A. Knit, woven B. Knit, nonwoven C. Felt, woven D. Felt, nonwoven
Answer : Felt, nonwoven
Which yarn is usually are drawn, or stretched, to increase their strength? A. Mutifilament yarn B. Monofilament yarn C. Twisted spun yarn D. Twisted staple yarn
Answer : Monofilament yarn
What are the examples of controlled crushing? A. Gathering and shirring B. Pleats and shirring C. Ruffles and Godets D. Ruffles and gathering
Answer : Gathering and shirring
Which fibre is a transparent fibre that resembles a glass rod when viewed under microscope? A. Linen B. Acrylic C. Nylon D. Rayon
Answer : Nylon
Manmade cellulosic fibres are made from?
(a) wood pulp
(b) metal pulp
(c) plastic pulp
(d) elastic pulp
Answer : wood pulp
What is Expansion about?
A. Is about fabric flowing over the body, following the human form
B. Is about exaggerating shape away from the body
C. Is about creating interesting details that designer finds attractive and that will enhance the design
D. Is about creating form that stands away from the body and can create line through shaping and seam detail
Answer : Is about exaggerating shape away from the body
Leather is sold by______.
a) inches
b) metres
c) yards
d) square foot
Answer : square foot
What is the purpose of tanning the leather?
A. To prevent the skin become soft and have a good drape
B. To preserve the skin and make them soft and have good drape
C. To make sure the colour of the leather will not bleed
D. All above
Answer : To preserve the skin and make them soft and have good drape
How to take good care for fur? A. Do not keep inside the plastic bag B. Avoid sitting on fur garments C. Hang them on a wide, well-constructed hanger D. All above
Answer : All above
What are true about care of fur?
(a) fur should be stored in plastic bags
(b) fur should be stored in humid places
(c) fur should never be stored in hot or damped places
(d) fur garments should not be hang wide
Answer : fur should never be stored in hot or damped places
Fur is traditionally associated with?
(a) royalty
(b) leadership
(c) rank
(d) all of the above
Answer : all of the above
What is thread count for? A. To know the drape of fabric B. To know the quality of fabric C. To know how much the fabric sells for D. To know the process of the fabric construction
Answer : To know the quality of fabric
Basket weave isnot tightly woven so it tendsto \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. A. Fray easily B. Snag C. Stretch D. All above
Answer : All above
Which printing technique hasthe minimal environmental effect? A. Direct printing B. Resist printing C. Heat-transfer printing D. All above
Answer : Heat-transfer printing
What are the common fabric structures?
(a) woven and warp
(b) knits and weave
(c) woven and knits
(d) knits and warp
Answer : woven and knits
Fabric weight is used to indicate
(a) quality
(b) weight
(c) height
(d) mass
Answer : quality
Grain refers to the relationship between
(a) warp and filling yarns
(b) weft and filling yarns
(c) weave and filling yarns
(d) knit and filling yarns
Answer : warp and filling yarns
Which one of the following is FALSEabout nonwoven fabrics?
a) does not shrink easily
b) shaped with steam
c) thick fabric, holds form
d) felt is a nonwoven fabric
Answer : does not shrink easily
Which method of dyeing is correct? A. Stock / Fibre dyeing B. Solution dyeing C. Yarn dyeing D. All above
Answer : All above
What is Singeing?
a) added bleach to fabrics to intensify the whiteness or brightness
b) removes any fibre ends protruding on surface. improves clarity of print, prevents pilling
c) controlled felting process
d) reduce lustre
Answer : removes any fibre ends protruding on surface. improves clarity of print, prevents pilling
Early weaving was first done by the A) Middle east B) North America C) South America D) All of the above
Answer : All of the above
The fabric weight may be expressed as A) Ounces per Yard B) Ounces per pound C) Pound per metre D) All of the above
Answer : Ounces per Yard
What weave is the most ideal for printing designs A) Twill weave B) Plain weave C) Satin weave D) Basket weave
Answer : Plain weave
What are the common properties of natural cellulosic fibres? A) Good absorbency B) Flammable C) Good conductor of electricity D) All of the above
Answer : All of the above
Plain weaves can be modified to create ribbed, basket weave, or seersucker.
A) True
B) False
Answer : True
Which fibre is Seer sucker made of? A) Cotton B) Silk C) Wool D) Sateen
Answer : Cotton
What the common characteristic of natural protein fibres?
A) Good resiliency
B) Damage by dry heat C) Good absorbency
D) All of the above
Answer : All of the above
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ is a sewing technique for shortening the length of a strip of fabric so that the longer piece can be attached to a shorter piece. A) Shirring B) Gathering C) Ruffles D) Flounce
Answer : Gathering
Which one of the following is not a characteristic ofwarp yarns?
A) Usually thinner
B) In an unbalanced weave, are usually greater in number
C) May be weaker
D) If both, filament and staple are used in one fabric, the filament are usually the warp yarn
Answer : May be weaker
The process where unbroken cocoons are softened so silk can unwound in one Long strand is called a) drawing b) winding C) reeling d) combing
Answer : winding
Which of the following is a special weave? A) Satin weave B) Twill weave C) Basket weave D) Dobby weave
Answer : Dobby weave
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ is a techniqueof shaping a garment and is done by controlling fullness. A) Quilting B) Gathering C) Shirring D) Godet
Answer : Shirring
Pattern shirring is fabric automatically shirred with the gathering foot following a design of lines that twist and turn back and forth as the cross the fabric.
A) True
B) False
Answer : True
Which is not a plain weave fabric? A) Gingham B) Flannel C) Chino D) Organza
Answer : Chino
Which type of finishes are removed by washing or dry cleaning?
a) Mechanincal Finishes
b) Temporary Finishes
c) Renewable Finishes
d) Aesthetics Finishes
Answer : Temporary Finishes
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_is a section of a circle set into a seam or a slash within a piece of fabric to expand the floating edge. A) Flounce B) Ruffles C) Godet D) Pleating
Answer : Godet
Which of the following is a process of joining fabrics together? A) smocking B) quilting C) shirring D) gathering
Answer : quilting
A two-step procedure that involves structuring the fabric into shallow pleat with rows ofstitching and regulating the tube of the pleats with rows of embroidery. Which smocking belongs to this definition? A) English smocking B) Direct smocking C) North-American smocking D) Italian smocking
Answer : English smocking
