1. REVIEW Game
Fashion- Chapter 6 Quiz

2. The order of the building blocks of fabric from most basic to finished product is: yarns > fabrics > fibers

3. Cashmere is considered a fur…

4. Spandex is a synthetic fiber that can stretch up to 500% - swimwear, underwear, athletic wear

5. Linen is made from the flax plant

6. Silkworms wrap themselves in silk envelopes called cocoons, which is where the silk fiber comes from

7. What are the two primary methods for making fibers into fabrics?
Knitting and weaving

8. What is the synthetic textile process in which solid raw materials are dissolved by chemicals and melted with heat to form a liquid which is forced through a spinneret?(much like forcing through a metal strainer)
extrusion

9. Name 4 natural fibers. State some advantages and disadvantages.
Cotton
Linen
Wool
Silk
Fur
Suede/Leather

10. Warmth, strength, appearance, price, absorbency,
Name some properties of fibers that give fabrics their characteristics:
Warmth, strength, appearance, price, absorbency,

11. Match the following terms:
Invented the cotton gin
denier
Invented the loom
weaves
Made from 2 sets of yarns – one lengthwise and one crosswise
Eli Whitney
Made from 1 set of yarns looping together in same direction
Joseph Jacquard
Unit of measurement used to identify the thickness or diameter of fibers
knits

12. Explain the differences between knits and weaves:
Knits are made from only one set of yarns that run in the same direction. Knits are held together by looping the yarns around each other.
Weaves are composed of two sets of yarns with one set running lengthwise and the other set running crosswise.