Test 1 Flashcards
Serviceability concepts
Aesthetics, durability, comfort, safety, appearance retention, care, environmental concerns, sustainability, and cost
Serviceability
Measure of textile product ability to meet consumer needs
Four components of fabric
Yarn, structure, finish, fiber
Product performance
How the textiles responds to something being done to it
Fiber properties are determined by which fiber characteristics
Physical structure, chemical composition, molecular arrangement
Luster
Amount of light reflected by a surface
Tenacity
Strength
Ability to resist stress, like pulling or tearing
Hydrophilic
Absorbs moisture
Hydrophobic
No absorbency
Hygroscopic
Absorb without feeling wet
Resiliency
Resist wrinkles, return to original shape after twisting and crushing
Elongation
Ability to stretch without breaking
Elastic recovery
Ability to recover from elongation or stretch
Wicking
Ability to transfer moisture across the surface (workout clothes)
Pilling
Formation of tiny balls of fiber ends and king on the surface of fabric
Dimensional stability
Keep original size and shape through use and care
Thermoplasticity
Soften with heat and melt
Cost
Affected how a fiber is produced
Oleophilic
Attracted to oil
Cross section
Luster, bulk, body, texture, hand
Length
Longer the better
Crimp
Cohesiveness, resiliency, resistance to abrasion, stretch, bulk, warmth
Cotton
Comfortable
Year round use
Warm/humid weather and interior
White
Single cell from seed
C shaped with spiral long coil
Linen
Clusters of donuts with long strands with joints
Body, strength, durability, low pilling and linting, pleasant hand and thick/thin texture, low elasticity