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Fibres and Fabrics
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GCSE Textiles Mind Map on Fibres and Fabrics, created by gen lebus on 15/05/2013.
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Fibres and Fabrics
Cotton
Comes from a cotton plant
Used in denim, corduroy, calico
Smooth appearance
Good properties
Strong (even when wet)
Good absorber (easy to dye)
Does not cause allergies
Hardwearing
Soft and comfortable to wear
Cool in hot weather
Reasonably cheap
Non-static
Easy to wash
Bad properties
Flammable
No elasticy
Dries slowly
Shrinks easily
Creases easily
Used in: t-shirts, jeans, blouses, soft funrnishings
Wool
From a sheep's fleece
used in Harris tweed, felt, jersey, gabardine, knitted fabrics.
Good points
Does not crease
Good elasticity
available in lots of fabric weights
Low flammability
Good absorber
Warm
Available in lots of fabric weights
dries slowly
Cannot be washed as may felt or shrink
can be expensive
Can be itcht
Can be used at hats, carpets, suits, jumpers, coats, dresses.
Looks soft/coarse
Viscose
Good points
Drapes well
Fairly cheap
Comfy to wear
Soft
Easy to wash
Absorbant
Bad Points
Highly flammable
Not very hard-wearing
Does not stretch well
Looks smooth, light and glossy
Its a re-generated fibre made from treating wood pulp with sodium hydoxide and other chemicals
Used in rayon
Used in lingerie, soft furnishing, suits, linings, dresses
Acetate
Comfortable to wear
Soft
drapes well
easy to wash
fairly cheap
resists biological and sun damage
Not very absorbant
High flammability
not very hard-wearing
not very stretchy
made from wood pulp treated with acetic acid and other chemicals
Used in linings and soft furnishings
Polyester
good points
strong (even when wet)
low flammability
Does not crease easily
hard wearing
cheap
quite stretchy
dries quickly
resists biological damage
Annotations:
i.e. moths
Bad points
melts when burns
not biodegradable
not absorbant
damaged by strong acids
used in dacron
used in sportswear, table cloths, padding, cushions, curtains, bed sheets
Elastane
good points
strong
hard-wearing
extremely elasticated (can stretch up to 7x its length!)
keeps its shape well
lightweight
resists sun/biological damage
bad points
not absorbent
not biodegradable
high flammability
used in lycra
combined with other fires to add stretch, swimwear, underwear
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