Textiles Flashcards

(27 cards)

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What are the properties of textiles?

A

The way a fabric looks, feels, behaves in water, and stands up to wear and tear

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What are the functions of textiles?

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Protection from the weather

Safety

Modesty

Identification

Decoration

Self expression

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What is fashion?

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This is the current way of dressing by the majority of people at a particular time

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What is style?

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This refers to the total look

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What are fashion trends?

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They are changes in fashion

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What are fashion fads?

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They are changes in fashion that are extreme and only last for a short length of time

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What is haute couture?

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It is high fashion. Clothes that are original, handmade and expensive

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What is prêt a porter?

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Ready to wear. less expensive machine made clothes from top designers

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What are accessories?

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They are worn with an outfit to complete the look

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Factors that influence fashion trends

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Famous people
The media
The fashion industry

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Factors that influence your choice of clothes

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Age
Cost
Fashion trends
Peer pressure

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Considerations when buying clothes

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Cost
Need or want 
Size
Fit
Quality
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Primary colours

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Colours that cannot be made from other colours

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Secondary colours

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When two primary colours are mixed together in equal amounts

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Neutral colours

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Match any colour

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Cool colours

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Create a calm effect

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Warm colours

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They create a warm inviting effect

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What is texture?

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It’s the surface feel of a fabric

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What is pattern?

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It Is the design on the surface

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What is line?

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It’s the direction your eye follows

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What is shape?

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It is the outline of a garment

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What is a fibre

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It is the smallest unit of a fabric

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What is a fibre

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It is formed when two fibres are twisted into yarn and made into fabric by weaving knitting and bonding

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What is a warp

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They are the strongest threads stretched lengthwise on the loom

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What is a weft
They are the weaker crosswise threads stretched lengthwise on the loom
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What is selvage
The edge of the fabric where the weft turns to go back and the warp threads are closer together. It gives extra strength and prevents fraying
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What is a textile?
A textile is a fabric or cloth. They are manufactured from different materials to make many different items.