Textiles- An Introduction

Textiles- An Introduction

Textiles are materials made from yarn. They can be used to make clothing, furnishings, towels, toys, flags and boat sails.

Open Ended

Identify three things in this room that are made from textiles......

Classification of Textiles

• Textiles are made from fibers. Fibers can be either natural or manufactured

Natural Fibres

Natural fibers- are grown in nature e.g. cotton, wool, silk, linen. They must be spun to join the fibers and make smooth threads called yarn

Multiple Select

Which of the following are natural fibers?

• cotton

• rayon

• polyester

• silk

• wool

Manufactured Fibers

Human made fibers are made from materials such as oil and coal. There fibers are used to make polyester, nylon, acrylic and rayon.

Machines are used to draw fibers into filaments and then twisted into yarns.

Multiple Select

Which of the following are manufactured fibers?

• cotton

• silk

• rayon

• nylon

• polyester

How are fabrics made?

Fibers are converted into yarns which are then converted into fabric.

This is done by weaving, knitting or felting

Fill in the Blank

Weaving is the process of making fabrics or cloth by _________ one yarn with another

Multiple Choice

Knitting can be done on a machine

• TRUE

• FALSE

Fill in the Blank

Knitted fabrics are _______________ and this makes them comfortable to wear

Multiple Select

What is used to hold fibers together in bonded-fiber fabrics?

• fibers

• glue

• melting

• friction

Multiple Select

Which of the following are properties of wool?

• Weak

• Resilient

• Absorbs moisture

• Warm

• Fire resistant

Multiple Select

Which of the following are properties of cotton?

• Gets stronger when it gets wet

• Absorbs water

• Durable

• Elastic

Multiple Choice

Polyester/cotton is stronger and more wrinkle resistant than cotton

• TRUE

• FALSE

Open Ended

List three types of textile notions

Multiple Choice

A tape measure is good for...

• general measurement on fabric

• measuring hemlines

• positioning buttons

• taking body measurements

Fill in the Blank

Pinking shears, with their zig zag cut, are used to prevent ___________

Multiple Select

Thread is used for which of the following?

• Cleaning fabric

• Joining fabric

• Colouring fabric

• Decorating fabric

Multiple Select

Click all the items that can be used for textile surface decoration methods

• lace

• embroidery

• paint

• applique