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26. Serviceability: Ability of a textile product to fulfill customers needs 27. Spun (Spinning): A process of making staple fibers into yarns 28. Staple (fiber): A fiber that is, or can be made into short sizes, (typically natural) 29. Trade Name: A name used to recognize a product, a company named or made 30. Twill Weave: a textile weave in which threads are crossed over one another to give an appearance of diagonal lines. 31. Warp: Yarns that run the same way as the selvage of the fabric 32. Weft: Yarn drawn through the warp yarns also known as a fill 33. Wicking: The ability of a fiber to move wetness of it to the surface 34. Yarn Dyed: Multiple colored dyed yarns woven into a single fabric (plaids) 35. Yarns: Fibers twisted together to make a string 1. Aesthetics: Look of the textiles 2. Aramid: polyamide fiber -type of nylon -exceptionally heat and flame resistant -high strength -low moisture aborbency -difficult to dye Used in protective wear, (Police force and Fire fighters) 3. Crimp: Curl of the fibers 4. Fabric: A flat object made out of solutions, fibers, yarns, and other fabrics 5. Felt: Fabric made of 70% wool by heat, moisture and agitation 6. Fiber: A natural or man-made substance that cab be used to make into yarns and fabrics 7. Fiber Blend: A combination of two or more "parent" fibers to form a fabric 8. Fiberweb: Fabrics made from fibers not yarns 9. Filament (fiber): Fibers that are an indefinite length (typically man-made) and Silk 10. Generic Name: identifies a product by class or type and cannot be trademarked 11. Greige Goods: Unfished goods 12. Hand: The way the fiber, or fiber feel 13. Hydrophillic: Fibers that have a high dampness 14. Hydrophobic: Fibers that have a low dampness 15. Hygroscopic: Fibers that can adsorb water without feeling wet 16. Lyocell: A man-made fiber, cellulose, (not entirely synthetic) 17. Mercerization: A finish done to cotton to intensify it's strength, shine, and absorbency 18. Olefin: A man-made fiber (reusable bags), synthetic, carpet fiber; positive = lightweight, inexpensive, durable, resists fuzzing; negative = less soft, tends to crush and stain, less durable than nylon Man-made fiber (reusable bags) 19. Piece Dyed: A completely constructed garment being dyed all together 20. Plain Weave: a basic style of weave in which the weft and warp threads intertwine alternately to produce a checkerboard effect 21. Roller Printing: Process of applying colors through rollers 22. Satin Weave: A weave that produces a smooth, shiny-surfaced fabric resulting from passing the weft yarn over and under numerous warp yarns to create long floats. 23. Screen Printing: A process in which color is applied to fabrics through a special screen for the dye or pigments to enter the fabric in some area's 24. Second Generation or Type: Modified fibers from the "parent" fibers 25. Selvage: The finish edge of a fabric, (Where it does not unravel) Textile Vocabulary Study online at quizlet.com/_75nbk
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26. Serviceability: Ability of a textile product to fulfill customersneeds
27. Spun (Spinning): A process of making staple fibers into yarns28. Staple (fiber): A fiber that is, or can be made into short sizes,
(typically natural)29. Trade Name: A name used to recognize a product, a company
named or made30. Twill Weave: a textile weave in which threads are crossed over
one another to give an appearance of diagonal lines.31. Warp: Yarns that run the same way as the selvage of the fabric32. Weft: Yarn drawn through the warp yarns also known as a fill33. Wicking: The ability of a fiber to move wetness of it to the
surface34. Yarn Dyed: Multiple colored dyed yarns woven into a single
fabric (plaids)35. Yarns: Fibers twisted together to make a string
1. Aesthetics: Look of the textiles2. Aramid: polyamide fiber
-type of nylon-exceptionally heat and flame resistant-high strength-low moisture aborbency-difficult to dye
Used in protective wear, (Police force and Fire fighters)3. Crimp: Curl of the fibers4. Fabric: A flat object made out of solutions, fibers, yarns, and
other fabrics5. Felt: Fabric made of 70% wool by heat, moisture and agitation6. Fiber: A natural or man-made substance that cab be used to
make into yarns and fabrics7. Fiber Blend: A combination of two or more "parent" fibers to
form a fabric8. Fiberweb: Fabrics made from fibers not yarns9. Filament (fiber): Fibers that are an indefinite length (typically
man-made) and Silk10. Generic Name: identifies a product by class or type and cannot
be trademarked11. Greige Goods: Unfished goods12. Hand: The way the fiber, or fiber feel13. Hydrophillic: Fibers that have a high dampness14. Hydrophobic: Fibers that have a low dampness15. Hygroscopic: Fibers that can adsorb water without feeling wet16. Lyocell: A man-made fiber, cellulose, (not entirely synthetic)17. Mercerization: A finish done to cotton to intensify it's
strength, shine, and absorbency18. Olefin: A man-made fiber (reusable bags), synthetic, carpet
fiber; positive = lightweight, inexpensive, durable, resistsfuzzing; negative = less soft, tends to crush and stain, lessdurable than nylon
Man-made fiber (reusable bags)19. Piece Dyed: A completely constructed garment being dyed all
together20. Plain Weave: a basic style of weave in which the weft and warp
threads intertwine alternately to produce a checkerboard effect21. Roller Printing: Process of applying colors through rollers22. Satin Weave: A weave that produces a smooth, shiny-surfaced
fabric resulting from passing the weft yarn over and undernumerous warp yarns to create long floats.
23. Screen Printing: A process in which color is applied to fabricsthrough a special screen for the dye or pigments to enter thefabric in some area's
24. Second Generation or Type: Modified fibers from the "parent"fibers
25. Selvage: The finish edge of a fabric, (Where it does not unravel)
Textile VocabularyStudy online at quizlet.com/_75nbk
Textile Vocabulary
