Textiles

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The components of serviceability include:

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durability, care, appearance retention, comfort, and aesthetics.

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Textiles should perform the same regardless of the target market for which it is intended. T/F

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False

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Safety issues related to flammability apply to both apparel and furnishings. T/F

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True

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There is only one best choice for any textile product need. T/F

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False

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Serviceability describes what?

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How well a product meet consumers' needs and expectations.

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Textile knowledge provides the professional with the ability to make sure a more informed product development decision. T/F

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True

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Product performance describes what?

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The manner in which a textile product responds when something is done to it.

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Fabric is defined as:

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A planar substance constructed from solutions, fibers, yarns, fabrics, or any combination of these.

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Textiles include only apparel and furnishings. T/F

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False

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Fiber is defined as:

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Any substance, natural or manufactured, with a high length-to-width ratio and with suitable characteristics for being processed into fabric; the smallest component, hairlike in nature, that can be separated from a fabric.

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Finish

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Any process used to add color and enhance performance of gray goods.

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Gray goods (grey or greige goods)

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Any fabric that has not been finished.

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Textile

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A term originally applied only to woven fabrics, now generally applied to fibers, yarns, or fabrics or products made of fibers, yarns, or fabrics.

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Yarn

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An assemblage of fibers that is twisted or laid together so as to form a continuous strand that can be made into a textile fabric.

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Almost all contemporary textiles and textile products are mass produced. T/F

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True

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The textile industry changes slowly and lacks innovation. T/F

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False

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Textiles are no longer made in the U.S. T/F

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False

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Elongation

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The ability of a fiber to be stretched, extended, or lengthened. Varies with conditions (wet/dry) and temperatures.

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Elasticity

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Is the ability of a strained material to recover its original dimensions immediately after removal of stress.

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A hydrophilic fiber is likely to have LOW static potential. T/F

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True

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A fiber that has good dimensional stability does not:

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shrink or stretch when cleaned

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A fiber with high crystallinity and high orientation is

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strong and stiff

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Resiliency

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Is the ability of a textile to return to its original shape after bending, twisting, or crushing. Resilient fibers usually produce resilient fabrics.

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Hygroscopic fibers:

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absorb moisture without feeling wet.

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The burn test is an easy and sure way to determine fiber content, especially for blends with synthetic fibers. T/F

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False

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Microscopy works well to identify many natural fibers, but not so well to identify most manufactured and synthetic. T/F

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True

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Which fiber has good resiliency due to natural cross links and crimp?

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wool

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To which fiber aspects does wool owe its resiliency?

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Its crimp and spiral helix molecular structure.

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Most silk is removed from the cocoon in filament form. T/F

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True

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The scales contribute most to wool's ability to insulate. T/F

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False

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A friend spilled spaghetti sauce on a white wool sweater. To remove the stain you recommend.

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taking it to a dry cleaner and identifying the stain so that appropriate spot treatment can be used to remove the stain.

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The fiber that is produced by the Angora goat is called

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mohair

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Virgin wool has never been processed before being made into a specific product. T/F

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True

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The protein of wool is

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keratin

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The process of removing the bast fiber from the stem is

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retting

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Mercerization is a finish used to modify the performance of

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cotton

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Cotton is weaker when wet. T/F

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False

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The convolutions contribute to cotton's cohesiveness and soiling characteristics. T/F

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True

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An inexpensive cellulose fiber with poor sunlight resistance used in rope and carpet backing is

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jute

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Pima refers to a

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long staple variety of cotton

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Organic cotton is always processed without using harsh chemicals or dyes. T/F

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False

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Terratex is a trade name for a type of

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recycled polyester

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In the fiber spinning process the spinning solution is extruded through the ______.

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spinneret

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Which is the oldest method of spinning manufactured fibers?

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wet spinning

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Nylon is a type of cellulosic manufactured fiber. T/F

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False

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In a core-sheath fiber section

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one polymer surrounds the other.

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The percentage of manufactured and synthetic fiber consumption in the U.S. is approximately

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72%

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Which of the following fiber contents would be most suitable for healthcare upholstery application?

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Solution dyed nylon

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How are fibers delustered

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Add titanium dioxide

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Parent fibers have been modified for specific end uses. T/F

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False

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Antistatic compounds can also increase the soil resistant benefits. T/F

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True

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Trilobal cross sections of nylon can

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improve soil hiding characteristics

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Avora is a trade name for a type of

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Flame resistant polyester