Textiles - Fabrics and fibres Fin out how much you know about fabrics and fibres with the next 30 questions! 4.5 / 5 based on 4 ratings ? Design & Technology: TextilesGCSEAll boards Created by: Lily :PCreated on: 15-06-12 11:54 Fibres can only be staple or filament. True or false? True 1 of 28 Synthetic fibres are... Man-made 2 of 28 Synthetic fibres are made from the by-poducts of... Oil 3 of 28 Regenerated fibres are made froma a combination of... Chemicals and cellulose waste 4 of 28 Yarns are made by spinning and twisting fibres together. True or false? True 5 of 28 The worsted spinning produces a... Smooth yarn 6 of 28 The woollen spinning system produces a... Hairy yarn 7 of 28 Fibres can be spun in one of two ways. They are... The S twist and Z twist 8 of 28 Fibres can be spun anticlockwise. This is called a... S twist 9 of 28 Fibres can be spun clockwise. This is called a... Z twist 10 of 28 Due to the interlocking loops in knitted fabric, it is... Elastic 11 of 28 Weft yarns run... Horizontally 12 of 28 Warp yarns run... Vertically 13 of 28 Woven fabrics are constructed from ________ threads or yarns. Interlocking 14 of 28 Woven fabrics are ________ the closer the weave is. Stronger 15 of 28 What is a selvedge? An edge that won 16 of 28 Bias is a diagonal or cross grain. True or false? True 17 of 28 Woven fabrics have not got a selvedge or a bias. True or false? False 18 of 28 The simplest kind of weave is a... Plain weave 19 of 28 A ________ creates a smooth, shiny fabric. Satin weave 20 of 28 This kind of weave is made on a specialist loom that is often controlled by a computer. Jacquard weave 21 of 28 Some examples of this kind of weave include velvet, corduroy and terry towelling. Pile weave 22 of 28 For this kind of weave the weft yarns pass over and under either 2 or 4 warp yarns. Twill weave 23 of 28 For this kind of weave the weft yarns pass over and under 4-7 warp yarns. Satin weave 24 of 28 Pile fabrics are woven or knitted fabrics that have cut fibres or loops of yarn standing upright from the surface. True or false? True 25 of 28 Non woven fabrics are made from raw fibres (usually synthetic) rather than yarns. True or false? True 26 of 28 To make wool felts the fibres are matted together using... Chemicals and heat 27 of 28 Bonded fabrics are made by laying fibres across each other. This may be done randomly or in a specific way using specialised machinery. True or false? True 28 of 28
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