1.11 Core Textiles

1.11 Core Textiles

1. 1.11.1 Natural

   • Animal -wool
     • Wool is the fiber derived from the fur of animals of the Caprinae family, principally sheep, but the hair of certain species of other mammals
   • Vegetable - cotton
     • means plant cotton

2. 1.11.2 Synthetic

   • Polyester
     • Polyester also refers to the various polymers in which the backbones are formed by the “esterification condensation of polyfunctional alcohols and acids”.
   • Acrylic
     • Acrylic fiber, a synthetic fiber of polyacrylonitrile

3. 1.11.3 Woven

   • Plain - calaco
     • cotton fabric with a small, all-over floral print. Muslin – simple, cheap equal weft and warp plain weave fabric in white
   • Twill - denim
     • Twill refers to the diagonal pattern in which cloth is often woven

4. 1.11.4 Non woven

   • Felted wool fabric
     • 100% wool fabric that has been 'felted' by washing in hot water which shrinks the fibres down into a tighter weave
   • Bonded fibres/webs
     • Bonded fibre fabric is simply a web or mass of fibres held together with a bonding agent.

5. 1.11.5 Knitted

   • Weft-knitted fabrics
     • this is where the stitches run from left to right
   • Warp-knitted fabrics
     • this is where you the stitches run in zig zags

6. 1.11.6 Properties

   • Elasticity
     • the ability of an object or material to resume its normal shape after being stretched or compressed
   • Resiliance
     • the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness
   • Durability
     • the ability to withstand wear, pressure, or damage.