Fiber Classification
This type of fiber comes from plants and animals.
What are natural fibers?
Fibers that are short in length, like cotton, are called this.
What are staple fibers?
This property describes how a fabric feels when you touch it.
What is hand?
This property refers to how well a fiber can stretch and return to its shape
What is elasticity?
This natural fiber comes from cotton plants and is breathable and soft.
What is cotton?
This type of fiber is made in factories from chemical solutions.
What are manufactured fibers?
Fibers that are long and continuous, like silk, are called this.
What are filament fibers?
This property describes how well a fiber absorbs water.
What is absorbency?
This property measures how well a fiber holds together when pulled.
What is tensile strength?
This warm, absorbent fiber comes from sheep.
What is wool?
Cotton and wool belong to this classification of fiber.
What are natural fibers?
Manufactured fibers can be made into this type of fiber to imitate silk.
What are filament fibers?
This property helps move moisture away from the skin.
What is wicking?
This property refers to how easy a fiber is to clean.
What is washability?
This strong, wrinkle-resistant manufactured fiber is often blended with cotton.
What is polyester?
True or False – Manufactured fibers can only be synthetic.
False. (Some manufactured fibers, like rayon and lyocell, are regenerated from natural sources.)
True or False – Wool is a filament fiber.
False. (Wool is a staple fiber.)
This property measures a fabric’s ability to resist surface wear.
What is abrasion resistance?
This property determines how warm a fiber keeps you.
What is warmth?
This manufactured fiber, made from wood pulp, is absorbent and drapes well.
What is viscose/rayon/Lyocell?
Polyester and rayon belong to this classification of fiber.
What are manufactured fibers?
Explain the difference between staple and filament in one sentence.
Staple fibers are short, while filament fibers are long and continuous.
This property measures how well a fiber bounces back after wrinkling.
What is resiliency?
A fiber that holds its shape after washing shows good _______.
What is resiliency?
This stretchy fiber is often used in activewear and leggings.
What is spandex?