GCSE Textiles Key Terms

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  • Created on: 14-01-17 15:59
A yarn made by combining two or more types of fibre
Blended Yarn
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A non-woven fabric made from fibres held together e.g. By glue, stitching or heat
Bonded Fabric
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A non-woven fabric made by combining pressure, moisture and heat to interlock a mat of wool fibres
Felt
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A sheet of material made from yarns or fibres held together by weaving, knitting, bonding or felting
Fabric
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A thin, hair-like strand. They can either be spun into yarns or used as they are to make fabric
Fibre
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A fabric made from yarns held together by interlocking loops
Knitted Fabric
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Really thin synthetic fibres, up to 100 times thinner than human hair
Microfibres
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A fabric that has been made using more than one type of yarn
Mixed Fabric
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Fabrics that have been treated using nanotechnology or made using nanofibres
Nanomaterial
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Fibres from crops grown without using man-made pesticides, herbicides and fertilisers
Organic Fibres
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A long chain of small molecules joined end-to-end. They can be used to make synthetic fibres
Polymer
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Made from natural materials, which are treated with chemicals to produce fibres
Regenerated Fibres
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A short fibre e.g. Cotton
Staple Fibre
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A fabric made by interlacing two sets of yarns
Woven Fabric
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Sticking together two or more layers of fabric in order to produce a fabric with better properties
Lamination
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A non-woven fabric made from fibres held together e.g. By glue, stitching or heat

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Bonded Fabric

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A non-woven fabric made by combining pressure, moisture and heat to interlock a mat of wool fibres

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Card 4

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A sheet of material made from yarns or fibres held together by weaving, knitting, bonding or felting

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Card 5

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A thin, hair-like strand. They can either be spun into yarns or used as they are to make fabric

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