Characteristics •Strong and durable •Absorbent •Cool to wear •Shrinks in hot water •Wrinkles easily - Natural fiber.
What is cotton?
Characteristics •Natural insulator; warmest of all natural fibers •Soft and resilient •Naturally flame retardant •Absorbs moisture more slowly than cotton •Will shrink if machine washed or dried unless chemically treated •Affected by moths
What is Wool
The fashion cycle stage when sales have all but stopped and no one is buying the product anymore?
What is obsolescence?
A term applied to fabrics whose pores have been closed, and therefore, will not allow water or air to pass through them.
What is waterproof?
•Characteristics •Luxurious appearance and feel •Strongest of all natural fibers •Drapes nicely •Expensive •Made by a worm•Weakens with exposure to sun and perspiration
What is Silk?