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Fibres Keywords
GCSE Textiles
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Vegetable fibres | cotton, linen |
| Animal fibres | wool, silk, alpaca, camel, cashmere, mohair, angora |
| Synthetic fibres | acrylic, polyester, nylon (polyamide) |
| Fibre | a fine hair like structure |
| Cotton | comes from the fine hairs on the seeds in a ripe seed pod |
| Wool | comes from the hair of sheep, this hair is often known as a coat or fleece |
| Silk | is a fibre from the cocoon of a ----worm |
| Nylon | is a popular man-made fibre |
| Staple Fibre | a short fibre |
| Filament Fibre | a long fibre |
| Natural Fibre | found in natural surroundings |
| Cashmere | from the Goats fine undercoat |
| Mohair | from the Angora Goat |
| Angora | hair from the ------ rabbit |