FIBER CHARACTERISTICS Flashcards
(120 cards)
1
Q
cotton’s hand
A
good
2
Q
flax’s hand
A
fair
3
Q
silk’s hand
A
excellent
4
Q
wool’s hand
A
fair to excellent
5
Q
viscose rayon’s hand
A
good
6
Q
lyocell’s hand
A
excellent
7
Q
acrylic’s hand
A
good
8
Q
nylon’s hand
A
fair
9
Q
olefin’s hand
A
fair
10
Q
polyester’s hand
A
fair
11
Q
cotton, wash or dry clean?
A
, wash or dry clean
12
Q
flax, wash or dry clean?
A
wash or dry clean
13
Q
silk, wash or dry clean?
A
wash or dry clean
14
Q
wool, wash or dry clean?
A
dry clean
15
Q
viscose rayon, wash or dry clean?
A
wash or dry clean
16
Q
lyocell, wash or dry clean?
A
wash or dry clean
17
Q
acrylic, wash or dry clean?
A
wash or dry clean
18
Q
nylon, wash or dry clean?
A
wash or dry clean
19
Q
olefin, wash or dry clean?
A
wash or dry clean
20
Q
polyester, wash or dry clean?
A
wash or dry clean
21
Q
cotton’s mildew resistance
A
poor
22
Q
flax’s mildew resistance
A
fair
23
Q
silk’s mildew resistance
A
good
24
Q
wool’s mildew resistance
A
good
25
viscose rayon's mildew resistance
fair
26
lyocell's mildew resistance
fair
27
acrylic's mildew resistance
excellent
28
nylon's mildew resistance
excellent
29
olefin's mildew resistance
excellent
30
polyester's mildew resistance
excellent
31
cotton's flexibility
fair
32
flax's flexibility
poor
33
silk's flexibility
excellent
34
wool's flexibility
good
35
viscose rayon's flexibility
good
36
lyocell's flexibility
fair
37
acrylic's flexibility
good
38
nylon's flexibility
good
39
olefin's flexibility
fair (when thin)
40
polyester's flexibility
fair
41
cotton's sunlight resistance
fair
42
flax's sunlight resistance
good
43
silk's sunlight resistance
poor
44
wool's sunlight resistance
good
45
viscose rayon's sunlight resistance
fair
46
lyocell's sunlight resistance
good
47
acrylic's sunlight resistance
excellent
48
nylon's sunlight resistance
poor
49
olefin's sunlight resistance
good
50
polyester's sunlight resistance
good
51
cotton's static resistance
good
52
flax's static resistance
good
53
silk's static resistance
fair
54
wool's static resistance
fair
55
viscose rayon's static resistance
good
56
lyocell's static resistance
good
57
acrylic's static resistance
poor
58
nylon's static resistance
poor
59
olefin's static resistance
good
60
polyester's static resistance
very poor
61
cotton thermoplastic? Yes or No
no
62
flax thermoplastic? Yes or No
no
63
silk thermoplastic? Yes or No
no
64
wool thermoplastic? Yes or No
no
65
viscose rayon thermoplastic? Yes or No
no
66
lyocell thermoplastic? Yes or No
no
67
acrylic thermoplastic? Yes or No
yes
68
nylon thermoplastic? Yes or No
yes
69
olefin thermoplastic? Yes or No
yes
70
polyester thermoplastic? Yes or No
yes
71
cotton's abrasion resistance
good
72
flax's abrasion resistance
fair
73
silk's abrasion resistance
fair
74
wool's abrasion resistance
fair to good
75
viscose rayon's abrasion resistance
fair
76
lyocell's abrasion resistance
fair
77
acrylic's abrasion resistance
fair
78
nylon's abrasion resistance
excellent
79
olefin's abrasion resistance
excellent
80
polyester's abrasion resistance
excellent
81
cotton's strength
good
82
flax's strength
excellent
83
silk's strength
good
84
wool's strength
poor
85
viscose rayon's strength
fair
86
lyocell's strength
excellent
87
acrylic's strength
fair
88
nylon's strength
excellent
89
olefin's strength
excellent
90
polyester's strength
excellent
91
cotton's absorbency
good
92
flax's absorbency
excellent
93
silk's absorbency
excellent
94
wool's absorbency
excellent
95
viscose rayon's absorbency
excellent
96
lyocell's absorbency
excellent
97
acrylic's absorbency
poor
98
nylon's absorbency
poor
99
olefin's absorbency
very poor
100
polyester's absorbency
poor
101
cotton's resiliency
poor
102
flax's resiliency
poor
103
silk's resiliency
fair
104
wool's resiliency
good
105
viscose rayon's resiliency
poor
106
lyocell's resiliency
fair
107
acrylic's resiliency
good
108
nylon's resiliency
excellent
109
olefin's resiliency
excellent
110
polyester's resiliency
excellent
111
cotton's pilling resistance
good
112
flax's pilling resistance
good
113
silk's pilling resistance
good
114
wool's pilling resistance
fair
115
viscose rayon's pilling resistance
good
116
lyocell's pilling resistance
fair
117
acrylic's pilling resistance
fair
118
nylon's pilling resistance
poor
119
olefin's pilling resistance
good
120
polyester's pilling resistance
very poor
