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Natural Fibers
Manufactured Fibers
Weaves
Misc. vocab
20 words
100
the most common natural fiber
What is cotton?
100
the item that is used to make yarns in a manufacturing plant
What is a spinnerette?
100
when fibers are heat pressed and glued together
What is a nonwoven fiber?
100
a nonwoven fabric used for crafts
What is felt?
100
a fiber that is made in the lab from artificial means
What is synthetic fiber?
200
the natural fiber that was used in ancient times that comes from a plant.
What is linen?
200
this fiber was created to copy silk and used to make tents in WWII
What is nylon?
200
this weave is used to create denim
What is a twill weave?
200
when two fibers are mixed together to get the best characteristic of each
What is a blend?
200
comes from either plant, animal, or mineral
What is a natural fiber?
300
this comes from a protein and keeps you warm in the winter
What is wool?
300
the most common manufactured fiber
What is polyester?
300
terry cloth is an example of this weave
What is pile weave?
300
yarns that are looped together and are stretchy
What is a knit?
300
the different ways that yarns are made to make fabric
What are weaves?
400
this comes from an animal and is wound in one long filament.
What is silk?
400
Used to make sweaters out of because it is cheaper than wool
What is acrylic?
400
this weave has a lot of floating yarns
What is satin weave?
400
worsted and woolen
What are the two different types of wool?
400
start with fiber, then choose a weave to make a fabric and then it is made into clothes
What is the process to get to a garment?
500
the name of the plant that linen comes from
What is flax?
500
the first man-made fiber made from a natural source
What is rayon?
500
similar to the plain weave but uses 2 yarns at a time when weaving
What is the basket weave?
500
cotton and polyester
What is the most common blend when making fabric?
500
A synthetic fiber that has been used to copy rubber to make fabrics more stretchy
What is spandex?