Row 1
This is the direction of the fabric that runs at a diagonal
What is bias?
These yarns run parallel to the selvadge
What is the warp?
this is the type of stitch you should use when sewing a knit on a domestic sewing machine
zig zag
Interlaced yarns of woven fabrics
What is warp and weft?
The simplest of weaves
What is plain weave?
The weave characterized by a diagonal rib on one or both sides
What is twill weave?
Satin is this type of weave
What is unbalanced twill?
This is the angle at which true Bias can be found
What is 45 degrees?
These yarns run perpendicular to the selvadge
weft
The horizontal rows in knits
What are courses?
What is basket weave
Plot twist, its a fiber question. This is the oldest known fiber
What is flax?
Swivel, clip spot and Lappet are types of this weave
What is pile
The generic weave term for brocades, tapestries, and damasks
What is Jacquard?
Sateen has these floats
What are weft floats?
Scrim and cheesecloth are this type of weave
What is Leno?
This twill weave changes direction forming a V shape. Houndstooth is one example
What is broken twill?
This in the name of the rows found in corduroy
wales
This twill weaves produces a surface without an apparent pattern
What is Satin?
The extra warp or filling yarn used to raise a weave but is not actually woven in
What is studder yarn?
This loom mechanism or attachment creates a mock leno or pebbly surface to a plain weave
What is dobby attachment?
This person assists the costume designer
What is the assistant costume designer
This weave is the forerunner of the modern computer.
What is Jacquard?
Lace and Net are created by this type of action
What is twisting and knotting
What does the leavers machine, the most complex machine in the textile industry produce?
What is lace?
This person creates the patterns for the costumes
What is the draper?
You use this type of needle when sewing knits
What is a ballpoint needle?
Bonding, stitching, and quilting create these types of fabrics
The grain runs parallel to this.
What is the selvedge edge?
This person designs costumes?
What is a costume designer?
This weave accounts for 70% of all woven fabrics
What is the plain weave?
A rib weave, created when the warp to filling ratio is changed, is an example of this type of weave.
What is unbalanced, plain weave?
Faille and Grosgrain are examples of this type of unbalanced plain weave.
What is rib weave?
Smoothness of on the surface of satin is created by the light reflecting on these
What are floats?
Batiste, Madras, Organdy, are examples of this weave
What is plain weave?
In a knit, vertical rows are called this
What are wales?
This cousin of Satin tends to be heaver as it cannot be woven as tightly
What is Sateen?
Plot twist, its a fiber question. This is the name for the commercial breeding of silk worms to produce silk
What is sericulture?
This method produces fabric very quickly on machines to hold together in layers such as yarns, fiber batt, or foam layers
What is stitch knit?
Felt is an example of this type of fabric
What is non woven?
Plot twist, fiber question. This is only natural filament fiber
What is silk?
These are the three types of plain weave
What are balanced, unbalanced and and basket?
The most expensive laces are made on this machine
Leavers lace machine
This is the most ancient textile structure.
What is net?