SILK FIBERS Flashcards
1
Q
- Most beautiful of all fibers
- 600 yards; deteriorates to bleaches
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Silk
2
Q
- Growth of silk moths for their silk production
- Labor intensive, done by hand
- Cocoon is dried in an oven, killing pupae inside
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Sericulture
3
Q
- Swells when damp and shrinks when dry
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Hiking
4
Q
- Thrown silk
- Finest cultured silk yarn
- Made from long filaments
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Organzine
5
Q
- From cocoons of the thai silkworms
- Finest fabrics in the world
- Unique manufacturing process creates gradation in color
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Thai Silk
6
Q
- Silk made by wild uncultivated silk worms, rough texture
A
Tussah
7
Q
- Formed by 2 silk worms that spun their cocoons together in an interlocking manner
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Duppion
8
Q
- Shorter strands w/ less luster and sheen
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Tram
