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Fibres Keywords
GCSE Textiles
Question | Answer |
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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 |