Fibres And Filaments

Question 1

How long are cotton fibres?

Answer 1

Less than 5cm

Question 2

Why is cotton comfortable to wear in normal fashion garments?

Answer 2

Bc its fine, soft and absorbent

Question 3

What fibre classification does cotton belong to?

Answer 3

Natural cellulosic

Question 4

Put the following cottons from the most to least expensive:

American, sea island, Egyptian

Answer 4

Most - sea island, Egyptian, American

Question 5

Which fibre requires insecticides, herbicide and fungicide to grow?

Answer 5

Conventional Cotton

Question 6

What is flax known as after its been woven/ spun/ knitted?

Answer 6

Linen

Question 7

Which fibre was canvas originally made from/ named after?

Answer 7

Hemp

Question 8

What fibres are towels, bedsheets, curtains, and upholstery commonly made from?

Answer 8

Cotton

Question 9

What natural cellulosic fibre is considered very environmentally friendly to grow?

Answer 9

Hemp

Question 10

Which natural cellulosic fibre, traditionally used to make ropes and sacking, has been largely replaced by a synthetic? What is the synthetic?

Answer 10

Jute

Polypropylene

Question 11

Nettle, jute, hemp, and flax are examples of which 2 specific categories of fibre?

Answer 11

Bast fibres and natural cellulosic

Question 12

What is the most popular fine wool fibre?

Answer 12

Merino wool

Question 13

What I’d reclaimed wool called?

Answer 13

Shoddy

Question 14

What countries does good quality merino wool come from?

Answer 14

New Zealand, Australia, and South Africa

Question 15

Which natural fibre types are weak but durable, warm, and have good elasticity?

Answer 15

Natural protein fibres, hair and wool fibres

Question 16

Which fibre type is resilient and wears attractively, making it ideal for carpets?

Answer 16

Wool

Question 17

Name the only natural occurring textile filament

Answer 17

Silk

Question 18

What is the name of the filament/fibre taken from open-ended cocoons?

Answer 18

Freedom, wild or tussah silk

Question 19

What filaments is around 1 ,u and takes 1/3rd of its weight in water without feeling wet?

Answer 19

Silk

Question 20

Which fibre is commonly associated with ties, lingerie, shirts and dresses?

Answer 20

Silk

Question 21

Which fibre is soft (fineness 10-20 ,u) absorbent, can be boil washed but crease when laundered and is slow to dry?

Answer 21

Cotton

Question 22

What specific fibre is a cross between Giza and American cotton, producing long, white, soft fibre?

Answer 22

Pima cotton

Question 23

What is the process flax foes to before being spun? (5)

Answer 23

Grown - pulled - retted - skutched - hackled