Textiles Flashcards
(27 cards)
What are the properties of textiles?
The way a fabric looks, feels, behaves in water, and stands up to wear and tear
What are the functions of textiles?
Protection from the weather
Safety
Modesty
Identification
Decoration
Self expression
What is fashion?
This is the current way of dressing by the majority of people at a particular time
What is style?
This refers to the total look
What are fashion trends?
They are changes in fashion
What are fashion fads?
They are changes in fashion that are extreme and only last for a short length of time
What is haute couture?
It is high fashion. Clothes that are original, handmade and expensive
What is prêt a porter?
Ready to wear. less expensive machine made clothes from top designers
What are accessories?
They are worn with an outfit to complete the look
Factors that influence fashion trends
Famous people
The media
The fashion industry
Factors that influence your choice of clothes
Age
Cost
Fashion trends
Peer pressure
Considerations when buying clothes
Cost Need or want Size Fit Quality
Primary colours
Colours that cannot be made from other colours
Secondary colours
When two primary colours are mixed together in equal amounts
Neutral colours
Match any colour
Cool colours
Create a calm effect
Warm colours
They create a warm inviting effect
What is texture?
It’s the surface feel of a fabric
What is pattern?
It Is the design on the surface
What is line?
It’s the direction your eye follows
What is shape?
It is the outline of a garment
What is a fibre
It is the smallest unit of a fabric
What is a fibre
It is formed when two fibres are twisted into yarn and made into fabric by weaving knitting and bonding
What is a warp
They are the strongest threads stretched lengthwise on the loom
