OBJECTIVE:
4.01
Identify basic textile fibers, fabrics, and their characteristics.
Bias: The diagonal _____ of a fabric.
Bleaching: Chemical processes that remove __________ impurities, or spots from fibers.
Blend: A combination of _____ or more fibers that maximizes the best features of each fiber.
CAD (Computer Aided Design): Computer system software used for __________ textiles, fashion,
apparel, and other products.
Cellulosic fibers: __________ derived from __________.
Chemical finishes: Finishes that become part of the fabric through __________l reactions with the
fibers.
Cotton: The soft, white, downy fiber (boll) attached to the __________ of a cotton plant.
Denier: Thickness or diameter of a fiber.
Dyeing: A __________of giving color to a fiber, yarn, fabric, or garment.
Fabric finishing: Applying colors, designs, or surface treatments that __________ the look, feel, or
performance of fabrics.
Fabric: Any ___________ that is made by weaving, knitting, braiding, knotting, laminating, felting, or
chemical bonding.
Fiber: The __________ unit in a textile fabric.
Filament fibers: __________, continuous fibers of high __________.
Finishes: ___________ applied chemically or mechanically to a fabric, yarn, or fiber to change its
appearance, performance, or feel.
Flax: The fiber that comes from the __________ of a flax plant.
Fur: The soft, hairy __________t of an animal.
Gauge: The number of stitches, or loops, per inch in a __________ fabric.
Grain: The direction of the ___________ and crosswise yarns or threads in a woven fabric.
Hand: The way a fabric __________ to the touch.
Knitting: Constructing fabric by ___________ yarns together.
Leather: A tough, flexible material made by ___________ animal hides through a process called
tanning.
Manufactured fibers: Fibers that are ______-________ (synthetic) and begin as thick liquids.
Mechanical finishes: Finishes that are applied ___________ rather than chemically.
Microfibers: Ultra fine, soft, luxurious fibers possessing the same desirable qualities as expensive
___________l fibers but costing less and requiring less special care.
Natural fibers: Fibers from __________ or animal sources.
Plain weave: The __________ weave in which the weft (crosswise) yarn is passed over then under
each warp (lengthwise) yarn.
Printing: The process of ___________ color, pattern, or design to the surface of fabrics.
Protein fibers: Fibers derived from __________ or insects.
Satin weave: A weave that produces a smooth, shiny-surfaced fabric resulting from __________ the
weft yarn over and under numerous warp yarns to create long floats.
Silk: The fine, lustrous fiber that comes from a ___________ spun by a silkworm.
Staple fibers: __________ quality, short fibers.
Suede: Leather with a __________surface on the flesh side.
Twill weave: A weave in which the weft yarn is __________ over and under one, two, or three warp
yarns beginning one warp yarn back on each new row.
Warp knits: Knits made with several yarns creating __________ that interlock in the lengthwise
direction.
Warp yarns: Yarns that run __________ in woven fabric.
Weaving: The process of __________ one or more sets of yarns at right angles on a loom.
Weft knits: Knits made with only one yarn that runs __________ forming a horizontal row of
interlocking loops.
Weft yarns: Yarns that run crosswise in __________ fabric.
Wicking: A fiber’s ability to draw __________ away from the body.
Wool: The fiber that forms the __________ of sheep.
Yarn: A group of fibers twisted together to form a __________