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Serviceability concepts

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Aesthetics, durability, comfort, safety, appearance retention, care, environmental concerns, sustainability, and cost

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Serviceability

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Measure of textile product ability to meet consumer needs

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Four components of fabric

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Yarn, structure, finish, fiber

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Product performance

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How the textiles responds to something being done to it

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Fiber properties are determined by which fiber characteristics

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Physical structure, chemical composition, molecular arrangement

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Luster

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Amount of light reflected by a surface

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Tenacity

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Strength

Ability to resist stress, like pulling or tearing

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Hydrophilic

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Absorbs moisture

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Hydrophobic

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No absorbency

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Hygroscopic

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Absorb without feeling wet

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Resiliency

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Resist wrinkles, return to original shape after twisting and crushing

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Elongation

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Ability to stretch without breaking

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Elastic recovery

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Ability to recover from elongation or stretch

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Wicking

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Ability to transfer moisture across the surface (workout clothes)

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Pilling

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Formation of tiny balls of fiber ends and king on the surface of fabric

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Dimensional stability

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Keep original size and shape through use and care

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Thermoplasticity

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Soften with heat and melt

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Cost

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Affected how a fiber is produced

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Oleophilic

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Attracted to oil

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Cross section

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Luster, bulk, body, texture, hand

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Length

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Longer the better

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Crimp

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Cohesiveness, resiliency, resistance to abrasion, stretch, bulk, warmth

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Cotton

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Comfortable
Year round use
Warm/humid weather and interior

White
Single cell from seed
C shaped with spiral long coil

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Linen

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Clusters of donuts with long strands with joints

Body, strength, durability, low pilling and linting, pleasant hand and thick/thin texture, low elasticity

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Wool

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High cost, shaped by heat/moisture, good moisture absorb tigon without feeling wet, warm, water repellant, flame resistance

Looks like hair strand

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Silk

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From silkworms
Soft hand
Natural luster
Moisture absorbent 
Good drape
High strength
High cost

Full triangular cross section long flat strands

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Short staple vs long staple cotton

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Short: coarse

Long: highest quality, strong, soft

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Regular cotton vs. naturally colored cotton

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Naturally colored: produce less fiber per acre, shorter and less uniform, colors darken with age and care, cost twice as much

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Organic cotton

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Land using organic farming
No synthetic pesticides or fertilizers
No gmo

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Transitional

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Cotton growers in transition to organic cotton by it takes 3 yr

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Green cotton

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Fabric washed with natural soap

Unbleached/ treated with chemicals

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Specialty wool

Merino

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Very fine

Good luster

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Specialty wool

Camel

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Best quality
Very soft and fine
Lightweight
Usually left in natural color

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What kind of fabrics are made from cotton

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Denim
Khaki
Flannel
Lace
Muslin
Gingham
Jersey
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Fabric

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Made from: fibers/yarn/fabric

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Greige goods

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Unfinished fabric

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Length and quality of cotton

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Longest: strong, smooth, soft

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Parts of a fibers physical structure

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Length, color

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Product development

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Design of a product to its best ability

Appeals to market: made within reasonable time, sold at profit

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Quality of wool

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Based on:
Fineness
Structure
Color
Cleanliness
40
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Quality of silk

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Based on:
Degree of evenness
Fiber size

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