Physical Characteristics and Working Properties

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• 2. The word used to describe if a fabric irritates the skin due to a rough texture or chemical content. (10)
• 3. The ability to allow air to pass through easily so that clothing does not become too warm (13)
• 4. This determines how many fibres are in a cross section of a yarn of a given thickness (8)
• 8. The ability of a textile to resist stretching or breaking under tension (7, 8)