Fabrics, Yarns and Fibers
Fashion DesignMrs. Kondik
Fabric
• Made up of yarns and fibers.• We all have our favorite types• Comes in many different colors, patterns,
textures
Fabric Performance
• Strength• Durability• Abrasion
resistance• Shape retention• Absorbency
• Resiliency• Elasticity• Wrinkle resistance• Luster• Wicking• Washability
Your Fabric
• Select a piece of fabric from your table. • Attach it to your paper in the fabric box.
Yarns
• Made from 1 type of fiber or many put together.
• Twist 2 yarns together– Alters texture– Produces different color
Spun Yarns
• Made from staple fibers– Really short, measured in cm or inches– All natural fibers
Filament Yarns
• Made of filament fibers– Long continuous fibers– Silk– Manufactured
• Smoother• More lustrous
• Monofilament– One strand
• Nylon• Fishing line
• Multifilament– Filament fibers twisted
together
Ply Yarns
• Twist 2 or more single yarns together
• Ply tells number of strands
• Can form a cord or cable
• High-twist: firm, strong, relatively fine
• Too-tight: weaken• Low-twist: softer,
weaker
Novelty Yarns
• 2 or more yarns that are not a like are put together
• Sometimes have loops around each other.
Your Yarns
• Pull out a yarn from your fabric piece and place it on your paper.
• What type of yarn is it?
FibersTypes• Natural–Comes from
plants, animals• Manufactured–Made in a factory
Names• Generic: – general classification– Wool, cotton, nylon
• Trade:– Copyrighted– Dacron® by DuPont– Acrilan® by Solutia
Fiber•Pull out a fiber from your fabric/yarn. •We are now going to complete a lab.