Fiber
This sweatshirt is made out of what material.
(Hint: its one of the fibers we talked about in class).
What is Cotton?
The amount of money to make a sweatshirt.
(hint: its cheaper then you think)
What is $5-20?
For my sweatshirt, it took around $5-20 to from sewing the pieces together to getting it ready to be shipped out into the world (Synerg).
Country that my sweatshirt was made in.
(Hint: its in Central America)
What is Honduras?
This sweatshirt is colored...
(Hint: its a Earthy toned color)
What is Grey?
The brand that made my sweatshirt
(Hint: Think Fruit).
What is Fruit of the Loom?
Name one characteristic of cotton.
(Hint: think of how it feels, looks, etc).
What is durable?
It is very durable in the cold, as it keeps me warm when I am walking around outside and does not let any cold in and does not let any heat out.
Average life span of a sweatshirt is _____
(hint: think of how long I have had this sweatshirt)
What is a few decades?
The quality of the sweatshirt definitely makes me reconsider Fruit of the Loom products because of how long it has stayed intact and how comfortable to wear, even after all these years and all these outside factors playing into it.
This sector fuels the economy in Honduras
(Hint: think of the terrain)
What is textiles and agriculture?
Although they are "trying to diversify" what they are producing, the staple good that supports them is textiles and creating clothing (Riordan 81).
This sweatshirt is from
(Hint: think of a person in a family)
What is my Grandmother?
I was looking for a sweatshirt in my Grandma's closet and found the grey sweatshirt. She told me it would look good on me and said it was my Grandfathers and told me to keep it.
This company is known for making...
(Hint: think comfortable clothes).
What is T-shirts and Under Garments?
Fruit of the Loom is mainly known for their “basic knitwear”, such as “underwear, socks and T-shirts” (Niell).
Lets say this sweatshirt was made in the 1800s, the raw cotton would go to _____
(Hint: its a city)
What is Liverpool?
The cost to ship a Fruit of the Loom sweatshirt is _____
(hint: its cheaper than you think)
What is $10?
The cost to deliver the sweatshirt to me is roughly around $10, which is not terrible considering how expensive things are today.
This city handles most of the exports for these textiles
(Hint: its the capital)
What is Tegucigalpa?
The capital of Honduras is Tegucigalpa. This city handles almost all of the agricultural goods that exported out of the country, including manufactured textiles.
The year my Grandfather bought this sweatshirt
(Hint: it is around the age of disco).
What is 1971?
The name of the company that tried to cause scandal against Fruit of the Loom
(Hint: was a former licensee of Fruit of the Loom)
What is Refreno?
One counterclaim that I found against them was about child labor in the Renfro Brand that was a "former licensee" of Fruit of the Loom socks(Humans rights website). This claim was answered by Fruit of the Loom saying "the contract with them was terminated by 2022" but they were going to get down to the bottom of it with class and professionalism to make sure that the truth was unveiled.
My sweatshirt has what design on it
(hint: how is raw cotton transformed)
What is woven?
It is made from cotton and it is woven.The cotton was woven together to make big pieces of cloth that are sewn together.
Name one factor that could cut the lifecycle of a sweatshirt in half
(hint: think factors)
What is environmental factors?
What is non-durable material?
Honduras has a ____ type of government
(Hint: its not the one the US has).
What is a authoritarian and militarization?
The Honduran government is a "democratic republic" that is slowly becoming "authoritarian and militarization" because of the "kidnapping of the Presidents husband" in the middle of the night (Ruiz and Vitale 2).
This sweatshirt is unique because _____
(Hint: what is on the neckline of the jacket)
What is a zipper?
Fruit of the Loom pays their outsourced employees how much
(hint: its not a lot)
What is the legal minimum wage?
They also state that everyone gets the "legal minimum wages" and do not allow "child labor" to be condoned in their factories (Fruit of the Loom Website).
The cotton is woven in a _____ and _____ pattern.
(Hint: we have talked about it at the beginning of the semester)
What is weft and warp pattern?
Name the sewing pieces on a sweatshirt.
(hint: where do the seams meet)
What is the neck line, arms, body, hood, back, and pocket?
Outsiders perceive Honduras as...
(Hint: think of research that you would do before traveling there).
What is dangerous?
Honduras is ranked "one of the deadliest countries outside a war zone" in the world (Ruiz and Vitale 2).
This sweatshirt has been in my closet for _____ years
(hint: x amount of years)
What is 6 years?
One thing that this company is known for trying to lessen
(Hint: what do factories put into the world).
What is Greenhouse emissions?
The Fruit of the Loom website states that they have a “track record of reducing greenhouse gas emissions” and help the environment as much as they can (Fruit of the Loom).