Cellulosic Natural Fibers Come from ______
Natural Fibers
Cellulosic natural fibers come from ______.
The two most common natural plant fibers are 1. ______and2. ______.
- ______is generally grown where?
Describe the following characteristics about this fiber:
- Abrasion resistance
- Absorbency
- Durability
- Elasticity
- Luster
- Resiliency
- Strength
- Warmth
- Wicking
What would be some possible uses for this fiber?
What are some real negatives about this fiber?
- ______is generally grown where?
Describe the following characteristics about this fiber:
- Abrasion resistance
- Absorbency
- Durability
- Elasticity
- Luster
- Resiliency
- Strength
- Warmth
- Wicking
What would be some possible uses for this fiber?
What are some real negatives about this fiber?
Protein natural fibers come from ______.
The most common natural protein fibers are 1. ______and2. ______.
- ______comes from where?
Describe the following characteristics about this fiber:
- Abrasion resistance
- Absorbency
- Durability
- Elasticity
- Luster
- Resiliency
- Strength
- Warmth
- Wicking
What would be some possible uses for this fiber?
What are some real negatives about this fiber?
- ______comes from where?
Describe the following characteristics about this fiber:
- Abrasion resistance
- Absorbency
- Durability
- Elasticity
- Luster
- Resiliency
- Strength
- Warmth
- Wicking
What would be some possible uses for this fiber?
What are some real negatives about this fiber?
List 3 other specialty protein (hair) fibers commonly found in clothing:
1.______, 2.______, 3. ______
Manufactured Fibers (man-made, synthetic)
Cellulosicmanufactured fibers come from ______.
The 3 most common manufacturedcellulosicfibers are
1. ______
2. ______
3. ______
Which was the first one invented? ______
Which is the newest fiber? ______
They all have commonalities (things that are the same about them). Note 5 things that are similar about the three fibers in our fiber characteristic categories.
Describe the following characteristics about this group of fibers:
- Abrasion resistance
- Absorbency
- Durability
- Elasticity
- Luster
- Resiliency
- Strength
- Warmth
- Wicking
What would be some possible uses for this fiber group?
What are some real negatives about this fiber group?
Non-cellulosicmanufactured fibers often come from a chemical called ______.
Describe the following characteristics about nylon:
- Abrasion resistance
- Absorbency
- Durability
- Elasticity
- Luster
- Resiliency
- Strength
- Warmth
- Wicking
Describe the following characteristics about olefin:
- Abrasion resistance
- Absorbency
- Durability
- Elasticity
- Luster
- Resiliency
- Strength
- Warmth
- Wicking
Describe the following characteristics about polyester:
- Abrasion resistance
- Absorbency
- Durability
- Elasticity
- Luster
- Resiliency
- Strength
- Warmth
- Wicking
Describe the following characteristics about spandex:
- Abrasion resistance
- Absorbency
- Durability
- Elasticity
- Luster
- Resiliency
- Strength
- Warmth
- Wicking
Resources for Fiber Research
YouTube – watch a couple of videos to give yourself a background on what fibers are. No need to take notes yet, but be alert for vocabulary words you haven’t heard before.
Limit yourself to no more than 20 video minutes. If you have time, you can always come back to it, or watch themat home.
YouTube:
- Natural vs. synthetic textiles
- Manufactured fibers to fabrics and beyond
- Story of cotton
- Silk factory
- How linen is made
- Story of wool
- What are synthetic fibres (watch your spelling on this one, it is “English”)
- Susatinable/Eco-Fashion: Buy Smart, Live Smart, Be Smart
- Recycling Plastic Bottles into Polyester Yarn on How it’s Made
Online dictionary:
- Fibersource.com
- Textileglossary.com
- Oliverands.com
- Blog
- Search fibers
- Numei.com
- Scroll to the bottom – resource center
- Fiber facts
Other resources
- Textbooks in the classroom
- Other classroom books