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.