Properties & Performance of Textiles Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• fibre: the raw materials used to make yarns and fabrics.
• amorphous: fibre structure; the polymers are in a random arrangement.
• crystalline: fibre structure; the polymers are packed closely together and in a
• parallel arrangement.
• cotton: natural fibre which is a member of the hibiscus family.
• wool: natural fibre which is one of the oldest textile fibres known and used.
• rayon: first artificial fibre to be created by count hilaire de chardonnet.
• polyester: an artificial fibre that was originally considered "the magic fibre"; now commonly blended with cotton for various apparel.
• nylon: first artificial fibre created by dr wallace h. carothers.
• elastomeric: can be a natural or synthetic polymer that can be used in fibre, yarn or fabric manufacture,
• yarns: the basic thread components of all fabric construction.
• carded: cotton yarn consists of fibres in various lengths.
• combed: cotton yarn consists of fibres of long, even lengths.
• warp: yarns that run the length of the fabric i.e. vertically.
• weft: yarns that run across the width of the fabric i.e. horizontally.
• selvedge: the reinforced edge of the fabric that does not fray.
• grain: the fabric is the direction in which the yarns run.
• felt: fabric created when wool fibres are agitated together in the presence of heat and moisture.
• web: fabric created when fibres are laid parallel and crossways; an example of this is chux cloth.
• film: synthetic fibres are extruded as a sheet instead of filaments.