SHAPES
MISCELLANEOUS
FIBER CHARACTERISTICS
CHARACTERISTICS 2 and MISCELLANEOUS 2
TURNING YARN INTO FABRIC
100
Follows your body's outline
What is a NATURAL shape
100
Repeated lines, shapes, colors or textures in a garment
What is RHYTHM
100
The ability to take in moisture
What is ABSORBENCY
100
The way a fiber, yarn or fabric feels when handled
What is HAND
100
The simplest weave involving one weft yarn passing over and then under one warp yarn
What is a PLAIN weave
200
The outline that forms when one or more lines come together to enclose an area
What is SHAPE
200
DAILY DOUBLE The fibrous substance in plants
What is cellulose
200
Tiny balls of fiber on fabric
What is PILLS or PILLING
200
Name two of the cellulosic manufactured fibers
What are acetate, lyocell and rayon
200
The process of interlacing one or sets of yarns at right angles on a loom
What is WEAVING
300
This shape is rectangular with vertical emphasis
What is TUBULAR
300
These are created by combining molecules or nitrogen, O2, Hydrogen and Carbon
What is a noncellulosic fiber or manufactured fibers
300
Refers to how long you can wear or use a garment
What is DURABILITY
300
Able to spring or bounce back into shape after crushing or wrinkling
What is RESILIENCY
300
The diagonal grain of the fabric which provides the most stretch
What is the BIAS
400
Both diagonal and horizontal lines create this flared shape
What is BELL shape
400
The three specialty fibers
What are Cashmere. Angora and Mohair
400
This deals with elongation and recovery
What is ELASTICITY
400
DAILY DOUBLE Name three of the non-cellulosic fibers
What are nylon, olefin, polyester, spandex
400
DAILY DOUBLE The raised surface or nap of a fabric
What is PILE
500
Shapes that make the body look larger and has gathers and more curved lines than other shapes
What is FULL shape
500
This fiber is soft, absorbent, wrinkles easily, is inexpensive, and blends well
What is COTTON
500
A worn spot develops when fibers rub against something
What is ABRASION RESISTANCE
500
The ability to draw moisture away from the body so the moisture can evaporate
What is WICKING
500
The process of pulling loops of yarns through other loops to create interlocking rows of stitches
What is KNITTING
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