1. Critique ready made clothing for durability, function, and style
Teen Living Objective 11.02

2. Buying Clothes
Before buying a new garment try it on to judge fit and appearance

3. Trying on Clothing
One of the most important things to do when trying on a garment is to stretch, sit down, and bend over while wearing the garment

4. Clothing durability
Durability of a garment is determined by the quality of construction and fabric used

5. Fabric Types Natural – made from plants or animals
Man-made- created by using chemicals in a laboratory
Blends- mixing different types of fibers together, often combining natural & man-made into one fabric

6. Natural Fibers
Fiber from plant and animal sources:
cotton
silk
wool

7. Silk
Silk fibers are produced by a worm!

8. Wool
Wool is sheared from a sheep & spun into fibers

9. Cotton
Cotton comes from the cotton plant

10. Man Made Fibers
In general, synthetic fibers are created by forcing fiber forming chemicals through holes into the air, forming a thread.
Nylon
Polyester
Rayon
Acrylic

11. Blends
Blended fiber - two or more different types of staple fibers are twisted or spun together to form the yarn for the fabric