Exam 1 Flashcards
(48 cards)
Who First made Silk?
China
What is Sericulture?
is the rearing of silkworms for the production of raw silk.
Wild/ Tussah
Produced by the antheraea myllita and antheraea pernyi and feeds on mulberry tree leaves.
Duppioni
created with the threads from two different silk worms. When two worms spin their cocoons close together, the fibers get tangled up; these naturally tangled fibers are then used together to make the silk thread. The thread is rougher than regular silk, and contains bumps and irregularities where the fibers from the two cocoons are combined. Silk dupioni takes dye well and is usually easy to sew.
Filament
Comes from the cocoons of silk worms
Jobber
A regional fabric company in a city other then New York whose faveric are distributed regionally or nationally through sales reps and trade shows.
Vertical Operations
Manufacturer is involved in several steps of the process, having financial or operational control over them.
Horizontal Operation
When the manufacturer is engaged in only one step of the process
Greige good
Unfinished state and the conversion process of fabric.
Open Line Fabric
Widely purchased fabric. Jo Annes
Exclusive Lines
purchased solely for one fabric company
Color Card
Small swatches of fabric that show the different colors and styles they make within that line.
Upstream
Businesses immediate suppliers
Downstream
The outlet for or purchaser of the processed goods.
Eco Friendly Fibers would be?
Hemp, PLA, Bamboo, viscos, Jute/ Burlap, Kira
Cohesiveness
Stick together. The fibers combine together.
Uniformity
Fiberic must be relatively uniform along their length and from yarn to yarn in order to accept dyes even and to be spinnable and flexable
Sick Building Syndrome is associated with?
The release of toxins and poor ventilation. Off gassing.
First artificial fiber was….
Rayon
Artificial fiber that first resembled silk….
Rayon
A fiber that can be made from Post industrial waste
Polyester
Nubuck
made from top grain leather and buffed on the upper or outsides. Excellent durability.
Russian Leather
a smooth leather tanned with willow, birch, or oak, and scented on the flesh side with birch oil
leather - an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning
Aniline Dyes
Leather is immersied in an aniline ddye bath withou pigment or other opaque materials in the top finish so the grain pattern is fully exposed. Translucent.
