2. 10 20 30 40 50 10 20 30 40 50 10 20 30 40 50 10 20 30 40 50 10 20 30 40 50 10 20 30 40 50 I know that term! Textiles and Fibers Design this and that… Production Please Grab Bag Trends, sizes, all that jazz

3. What is the most widely used and most versatile natural fiber? 10 Cotton

4. What type of synthetic fiber was discovered while researching rubber and can stretch 500 times its original size? 20 spandex

5. What is a unit of measurement used to identify the thickness or diameter of fiber? 30 denier

6. What is the process of making synthetic textiles using chemicals melted with heat into a liquid and forced through a spinneret? 40 extrusion

7. What two sources do natural fibers come from? 50 plant and animal fibers

8. True or False: A silhouette is the overall form, or outline, of the garment? 10 TRUE

9. Which of the 3 types of designers are most apparel industry designers? 20 Designers for manufacturers

10. What is an element of design, representing hue and tone, that is the element customers look for first and is considered most important? 30 color

11. What is the French term for designer ready-to-wear? 40 pret-a-porter

12. Name the 5 principles of design 50 proportion, balance, rhythm emphasis harmony

13. True or False: Vanity sizing is used when a manufacturer reduces production costs by making sizes smaller? 10 FALSE

14. What do we call the process of transforming a design into appropriate pieces needed to put together an apparel item? 20 patternmaking

15. What is the process of increasing the sizes of a pattern to make larger or smaller garment sizes? 30 grading

16. Who invented the loom? 40 Joseph Jacquard

17. What are the two computerized systems used in fashion manufacturing? 50 CAD : computer-aided design CAM : computer-aided manufacturing

18. Leg warmers used in the 1980’s is an example of a what? 10 fad

19. Trickle-up theory Punk style of the 70’s started with the consumer in lower income levels and moved up to consumers with higher income levels. What trickle theory is does this represent? 20

20. 4 Misses Juniors Women’s (plus) Petites How many size ranges of women’s wear are there and what are they? 30

21. softlines What do we call lines of products made from textiles including apparel and household items such as towels, linens, and bedding? 40

22. What do we call lines of products that are non-textile, such as small and large appliances, home accessories and items not made from fabric? 50 hardlines

23. True or False: Lines are groups of styles and designs produced and sold as a set of related products for a given season? 10 10 TRUE

24. What is the most widely used synthetic fiber in the world? 20 Polyester

25. Which apparel category represents the largest share of the apparel industry? (women’s, men’s or children) 30 Women’s… by far!

26. True or False: A yarn is the basic building block of fabric and is made into a fiber? 40 FALSE fibers-> yarns-> fabrics

27. What stage of the fashion cycle marks the end of the cycle? 50 obsolescence

28. Petite’s have same sizes and styles as Misses but are made for women under what height? 10 5’4”

29. Placing a large button at the neck of the blouse creates which principle of design? 20 emphasis

30. Who invented the cotton gin? 30 Eli Whitney

31. True or False: Men’s sizing is dual-sizing and is more standard than women’s? 40 TRUE TRUE

32. How many times a year are new women’s lines introduced and what are they called? 50 up to 5 times: up to 5 times: fall, winter, holiday, spring, summer

33. Final Jeopardy – 100 points What is the approximate length of the retail life of each line of women’s clothing introduced in a year? 10 weeks