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2.01 Apparel Vocab

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Definition
Fiber   show
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Staple   show
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show longer continuous lengths, measured in yards or meters.  
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show any cloth or goods produced by weaving, knitting, or felting. Comes from the Latin word texere, which means to weave.  
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Fabric   show
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show Clothing, dress, garments or attire that people wear.  
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show any hairlike raw material directly obtained from an animal, vegetable, or mineral source and convertible, after spinning into yarns can be made into woven cloth.  
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Cellulosic   show
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Protein   show
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show man made by combining molecules of nitrogen, oxygen, hydrogen and carbon into staple or filament fibers - rayon, acetate, nylon, olefin, polyester, spandex, lyocell  
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show a worn spot that can develop when fibers rub against something.  
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show tiny balls of fiber on the fabric.  
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show ability to take in moisture  
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show refers to how long you will be able to wear or use a particular garment or item.  
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Hand   show
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show the ability to increase in length when under tension (elongation) and then return to the original length when released (recovery)  
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Resiliency   show
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show ability to withstand tension or pulling.  
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Warmth   show
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Wicking   show
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Weave   show
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Warp Yarns   show
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show yarns that run crosswise in woven fabric (right to left - sound like "weft")  
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Woven Fabric   show
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Plain Weave   show
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Twill Weave   show
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show a weak weave that produces a smooth, shiny-surfaced fabric.  
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Grain   show
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Bias   show
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Pile   show
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show the process of pulling loops of yarns through other loops to create interlocking rows of stitches.  
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Wales   show
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show yarns that run in the crosswise direction, like the weft yarns in woven fabrics  
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show knit made with only one yarn  
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show a knit made with several yarns on flat knitting machines. Multiple yarns are looped together to produce a run-resistant knitted fabric.  
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Seamless Knitting   show
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show fabrics made from fibers not yarns. The fibers are held together by a combination of moisture, heat, chemicals and/or pressure.  
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