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32 Cards in this Set
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Define Apparel
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apparel: the textiles used in clothing
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Define Interior Furnishings
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interior furnishings: (home fashions) the textiles used in furniture, bath, kitchen, and bed
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Define Industrial
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industrial: the textiles used in such items as luggage, flags, boat sails, guaze bandages, dust filters, and so on
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Define Fibers
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fibers: the smallest part of the fabric; they are fine hair-like substances, categorized as either natural or manufactured
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Define Yarns
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yarns: continuous thread-like strands composed of fibers that have been twisted together
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Define Fabrics
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fabrics: made from yarns and are eiher woven or knitted.
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Define Mills
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mills: the companies that make fabric; Springs Industries and Milliken & Company are two of the largest U.S mills
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Define Dyeing & Printing
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dyeing: the process for imparting a solid color to textiles
printing: the process of imparting designs to textiles |
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Define Put-up
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put-up: used to indicate the way fabric is packaged when it is sold.
a full roll put-up contains 60 to 100 yards of woven fabric. knit fabrics contain 35 to 50 pound rolls |
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Define Shorts
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shorts: pieces of fabric shorter than 40 yards in length
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Define Remnants and Pound Goods
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remnants: 1 to 10 yards of cloth
pound goods: usually very short pieces of fabric (often containing pieces of less than one yard in length); they are sold by the pound not the yard |
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Define Vertically Intergrated
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vertically intergrated: large textile mills not only make the fabric, but also produce their own yarn and perform the finishing processes required after the fabric has been created
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Define Jobbers
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jobbers: persons who help dipose of excess or surplus merchandise for the mill
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Define Converter
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converter: an individual or organization that buys greige goods usually from mills, has the fabric dyed or printed and finished fabric
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Define Finish & Greige Goods
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finish: any process used to add color & augment performance of greige goods
greige goods: unfinished fabric |
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Define Textile
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textile: a term originally applied only to woven fabrics, now generally applied to fibers, yarns, fabric, or product made of fibers, yarns, or fabrics
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Define Overruns
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overruns: occurs when mills produce more dyed, printed, or finished fabrics than the order specifies
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Define Secondary Source of Fabric
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secondary source of fabric: a company that buys cloth and then sells it, but such a company is not involved in making or created the material
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Define Over-the-Counter Sale
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over-the-counter sale: home sewers purchase fabrics sold in reatil stores
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Define Overseas Agent
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overseas agent: a person or company that represents an exporter or importer in the countries overseas where it conducts buisness
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Define Private Label
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private label: a retail brand in which apparel or other sewn products are manufactured specifically for a retailer and sold exculsively by that retailer
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Define American Textile Manufacturers Institute
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american textile manufacturers institute: encourages strong environmental controls and safeguards among its member textile manufacturers
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Define International Organization for Standardization
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international organization for standardization: coordinates many groups worldwide with regard to setting standards for the testing of goods to facilitate international trade
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What is the Textile Output Distribution?
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Apparel: 40%
Interior Furnishings: 40% Industrial/Other: 20% |
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What is the Usage Per Capita Per Year?
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The US has the highest per capita consumption of textiles in the world
Americans: 60lbs Europeans: 30lbs Japanese: 24lbs World Average: 15lbs |
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What is the US Consumption?
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Apparel: 26lbs
Carpeting: 10lbs Home Furnishings: 8lbs Industrial Textiles: 5lbs |
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What are some uses for Textiles?
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*apparel
*home furnishings -sheets/bedding, mattresses -towels -wall coverings -drapes, window shades -cleaning materials *carpeting/rugs *industrial textiles -bridges, cars, sports equipment -conveyer belts -medical purposes |
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Name the and Define the Types of Fibers
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natural fibers: fibers that are grown by animal, plant, or mineral sources (wool, flax, cotton, silk)
manufactured fibers: fibers made from chemical compounds in manufacturion facilites (rayon) |
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What is a Fiber's Physical Structure?
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*length
*size *cross-sectional shape *surface contour *crimp *fiber parts |
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What are the Lengths of Fibers?
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*staple: 1/2" to 15" (all natural fibers but silk)
*filaments: (all manufactured fibers & silk can be cut to staple length) *filament tow |
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What are the Sizes of Fibers?
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*large
*fine *natural |
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What are the Cross-Sectional Shapes of Fibers?
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*round
*dog-bone *triangular *lobal *bean-shaped *flat *strawlike -luster -bulk -body -texture -hand |