TEXTILE & LEATHER Flashcards
1
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- Known as fabric, cloth
- Flexible artificial material made up of a network of natural / artificial fibers formed by weaving \ knitting
- Any material of interlacing fibers
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Textile
2
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- Any material made through the various processes such as weaving, knitting crocheting or bonding
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Fabric
3
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- Refers to the finished piece of fabric that can be used for varying purposes such as bedcovers, pillow cases
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Cloth
4
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- Basic element of textile
- Finer hair-like strand that forms the basis of a yarn
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Fiber
5
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- Short fibers randomly arranged and loosely twisted
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Staple Fibers (cm)
6
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- Long and continuous fibers
- Produced by extruding chemical solutions through a spinneret
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Filament Fibers (m / yards)
7
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- Twisted fibers that create a continuous strand
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Yarn
8
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TYPES OF YARN
1. Composed of staple fibers twisted together
- Bulk Continuous Filament (BFC), Composed of continuous strands made from either a spinneret generated synthetic fiber or from silk
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- Spun Yarns
- Filament Yarns
9
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- Abrasion resistance
- Related to flexibility
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Durability
10
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- Tensile strength
- Carry its own weight without breaking
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Tenacity
11
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- Textile can stretch without breaking
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Elongation
12
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- Fabric absorbs and retain moisture
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Absorbency
13
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- Water- loving
- Absorbs moisture
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Hydrophilic
14
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- Water fearing
- Repels water
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Hydrophobic
15
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- Absorbs moisture without feeling wet
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Hygroscopic
