Textiles - fibres

Across

• 1. Units that can be spun into a yarn or made into a fabric by various methods including weaving, knitting, braiding, felting, and twisting. (4, 2, 1, 5)
• 4. Fine synthetic fibres e.g. Polyester and nylon. They are 60-100 times finer than a human hair. Used for outdoor/active sportswear. (4, 2, 1, 5, 5)
• 5. Fibres that have been twisted into long lengths and are wound onto spools or cones. They are made by spinning and twisting fibres together. Too little twist makes a yarn hard and too little twist makes a weak yarn, commonly used in soft knitting. (4, 2, 1, 4)
• 7. A slender thread - like object or fibre, found in animal or plant structures. (4, 2, 1, 8)