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textiles Flashcards

1
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What’s the definition of textiles?

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The study of fabrics & related industries.

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What are the materials related to textiles?

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Fibres, yarns & fabrics.

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3
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Define fibre?

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The most basic part of fabric, often spun into yarn.

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4
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Define fabric (what is it made from).

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Usually made from yarn or directly from fibres.

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5
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What were the sources of the 2 earliest fabrics?

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Plant fibres & animal skin.

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6
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What plants were used to make the earliest types of fibres?

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Flax.

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7
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What’s the fibre called that comes from the flax plant?

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Linen.

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8
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List the various ways fabric can be created.

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Knotting, twisting, weaving & knitting.

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How did the industrial revolution change the way fabrics were created?

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Instead of being made by hand and cottage-based, they were mass produced by machines inside factories.

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10
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What was the main advantage of the industrial revolution to textiles?

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They could now be mass produced to supply the greater demand for fibres & yarns.

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11
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How are fibres classified?

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Natural or synthetic.

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12
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Name 2 natural bast fibres.

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Hemp & Ramie.

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13
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What are the 2 main natural animal fibres?

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Wool & Silk.

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14
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What else are animal fibres called?

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protein fibres.

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15
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What are 2 other natural specialised animal fibres?

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Alpaca & Camel.

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16
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Where do viscose, rayon & acetate come from?

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Natural cellulose fibres such as wood pulp.

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17
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List 2 properties that make rayon & acetate attractive fibres.

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They’re very lustrous & have good draping qualities.

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18
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List 3 synthetic fibres that derive from oil.

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Polyester, nylon & acrylic.

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19
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List 1 unique property of synthetic fibres?

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Low moisture absorbancy & can be in a particular format.

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20
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WHy do we blend fibres?

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To get advantages of both properties.

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21
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What does the carding of fibres do?

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It lines up fibres/yarn for twisting.

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22
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Once a fibre is carded, what’s the next stage?

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Spinning = Twisting into yarn.

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23
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What are the 2 most common ways to turn yarn into fabric?

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Weaving & knitting.

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24
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What are the 3 basic weaves?

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Plain weave, Twill weave & Satin weave.

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25
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What are the 2 main types of knitting?

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Weft & Warp knit.

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26
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What does terating leather with tanninn do to the leather?

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Makes it soft & wearable.

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27
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What’s done to wool fibres to create felt fibres & how?

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Soap and water. It’s then washed, rolled or flattened & then dried.

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28
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How are synthetic fibres made?

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Special liquids pass through a spinneret to tform yarn-like material.

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29
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Give 1 property for wool.

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Absorbent (heavy when wet).

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30
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Give 1 property for nylon.

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Highly flammable.

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31
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Give 1 property for lycra.

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Poorly absorbent.

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32
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Name 3 recent fibres developed with new technology.

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OPTIM, Spider silk & Chitosan.

33
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What are the advantages of OPTIM?

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The fibre is softer, finer & has very good drape.

34
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What are the advantages of spider silk?

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Very high strength.

35
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What are the advantages of chitosan?

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It has biomedical applications.

36
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What are notches? (notion)

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Triangle cutouts used to pattern pieces together.

37
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What are letters for? (notches)

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To name the different pattern pieces
& to indicate the correct direction of the pattern.

38
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What are broken & dotted lines for? (notches)

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To indicate the centre line of a pattern piece specially in overlapped areas.

39
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What are grain line arrows for? (notions)

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To indicate the direction in which a pattern must lay usually parallel to the selvedge.

40
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What are double parallel lines for? (notches)

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To indicate lengthen or shorten your pattern here.

41
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What are solid lines for? (notches)

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To indicate the cutting line & the placement of other pattern pieces.

42
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What are series of broken lines for? (notches)

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To indicate the stitching line.

43
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What are dots for? (notches)

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To indicate where sections of pattern must meet up with other pattern pieces.

44
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What are seam allowances for? (notches)

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To indicate what the seam allowance should be if not at the standard of 1.5cm.

45
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Explain fast fashion.

A

The voluminous quantity of cheap & short-lasting textiles produced to keep up with the latest fashion trends.

46
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Identify one example of textile recycling in the booklet.

A

Using old billboards that would’ve otherwise gone to waste as material for making bags.

47
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What’s the company called that that recycles billboards?

A

Haul

48
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Who’s the designer responsible for the billboards?

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Scott Kilmartin.

49
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What are the bags made from?

A

PVC vinyl & unique parts of the billboard.

50
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What article talks about Scott Kilmartin?

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From billboards to bags.

51
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Which plant does linen come from? Which part.

A

Flax plant. The stem.

52
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What are natural fibers treated with chemicals called?

A

Regenerated cellulose.

53
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What are synthetic fibers made from? What’s the resulting characteristic?

A

Oil. Low moisture absorbency.

54
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What makes a felted fabric unique?

A

Its fibres are compressed together with heat & pressure.

55
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What are bast fibres?

A

Fibres that come from the stem of a plant.

56
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What are protein fibres?

A

Fibres that come from animals.

57
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Why is leather treated with tannin?

A

To make it soft & wearable.

58
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What’s chitosan made from?

A

Shells.

59
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What are the 3 basics of fast fashion?

A

Clothing is cheap
It’s not expected to be worn long
It keeps up with fashion trends

60
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What do you need to remember when doing the design brief task?

A

Annotate everything, full render & make it sustainable plus unique.

61
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REVISE HOW TO CREATE AN OPEN SEAM IN 4 STEPS

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REVISE HOW TO CREATE AN OPEN SEAM IN 4 STEPS.

62
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Define edge finishing

A

Treatments given to the raw edges of garments to make them look neat.

63
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What’s the main reason for edge finishing?

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To prevent the fabric from fraying.

64
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Define darts.

A

Folds made to create shape in a garment.

65
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What are darts?

A

Tucks coming to a point (fold).

66
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What’s pressing (technique)?

A

Picking up an iron before moving it.

67
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What’s the purpose of pressing?

A

To remove wrinkles that could distort the fabric when cut.

68
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Define staystitching.

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A straight stitch sewn through one layer of fabric.

69
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What’s the purpose of staystiching?

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To prevent distortion around a curve.

70
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What’s a centre line for?

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To indicate where the centre of a garment is for later attachment to something else.

71
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Define specifications (design brief).

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A list of what the product must be like in order to be successful within the brief.

72
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Define constraints (design brief).

A

Limitations in the design process imposed by internal and external factors.

73
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Define considerations (design brief).

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Other aspects of design brief that must be thought about or considered.

74
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Define design brief.

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A document that outlines the core details and expectations of a design project.

75
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What’s interfacing?

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Interfacing is an additional layer that is applied to fabric to create structure in a garment.

76
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What’s fusion interfacing?

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Interfacing which has tiny glue dots on the back which when melted by the heat of the iron bond the interfacing and fabric together.

77
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What’s the name of the designer that takes old garments and transforms them?

A

Ellie Mucke

78
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What’s Ellie Mucke’s company called?

A

Mucke Mucke

79
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What are examples of transformations Mucke makes?

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Tshirts into necklaces, men’s shirts into children’s clothes & dresses.

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