Unit 2.01
The basic units of all textiles
What is a Fiber
any special attention you give a garment before laundering
What is a pretreatment?
The Editor-in-Chief of Vogue since 1988.
Who is Anna Wintour?
In Mexico and other Latin American countries, Día de los Muertos Means what?
the Day of the Dead
a color that releases some of its dye onto other fabrics (causes fading of garments)
What is Bleeding Colors?
A fabric made by weaving used in making clothing
What is a Textile?
the process of lifting and lowering the iron onto areas of the fabric
What is Pressing?
In the United States, each person owns an average of how many pairs of blue jeans?
7!!!!!!!!!!!!
What Movie did this quote come from?
“Oh- my twitchy witchy girl
I think you are so nice,
I give you bowls of porridge
And I give you bowls of ice
Cream.
I give you lots of kisses,
And I give lots of hugs,
But I never give you sandwiches
With bugs"
Coraline
The ability to withstand tension or pulling
What is Tensile Strength?
Textile product usually made by knitting or weaving yarns together
What is a Fabric?
labels in garments that tell you how to properly care for the garments
What is a Care Label?
Historically, what color clothes were only worn by magistrates, emperors in Rome, Italy
Purple
The origins of Halloween began how many years ago?
2,000
A worn spot that can develop when fibers rub against something.
What is Abrasion Resistance?
A continuous strand made of fibers
What is a Yarn?
drying a washed garment by first rolling the garment in a towel and pressing the water out, then laying the garment out flat on a clean, dry surface
What is Flat Drying?
Thousands of fashion magazines are sold every year, but the first ever fashion magazine was sold in what country?
Germany
Candy corn was originally called what?
"chicken feed."
The ability to draw moisture away from the body so the moisture can evaporate
What is wicking?
Fiber that comes from a plant
What is a Cellulosic Fiber?
(can be liquid and used in the washing machine or dry sheets used in the dryer) reduce static, make fabrics softer, and reduce wrinkling
What is a Fabric Softener?
You can’t go out these days without seeing a shopping center, thanks to what ancient group of people?
The ancient Roman
Americans spend around how many billions on candy annually.
3
having colors that will not bleed or fade
What is Colorfast?