My favourite Outfit

By Bronte Schultz 4JG

My Cardigan Worn on Weekends. Bought from target. Keeps me warm.Features Black with colourful stripes Long sleeved Light weight

What is my outfit made of?

My cardigan is made from a mixture of cotton and nylon fibres which have been woven together and then knitted into a cardigan.

Washing instructions: Wash in a laundry bag Warm gentle machine wash with similar

colours Do not bleach Pull into shape and dry flat in shade Warm iron

How is cotton made? Cotton is a natural fibre produced by the cotton

plant which is a member of the Hibiscus family. The cotton plant has cream and pink flowers

that turn into fruit, better known as bolls Cotton shrubs reach 1.2 metres in height. Cotton plants grow well in hot summers with

low humidity and long hours of sunshine. Once it is picked its pressed into rectangular

truck sized blocks called modules.

How is Cotton processed ?

Cotton fibre is processed into yarn and fabric, the seeds can be crushed for oil or animal feed and the leaves used as mulch.

Cotton makes up 40% of all fibre sold world wide.

Turning cotton fibre into fabric involves many steps including combing, spinning, blending and dyeing.

Cotton fibre is spun into yarn before being woven into fabric.

Properties of cotton

It is soft and comfortable. It wrinkles easily. It quickly absorbs sweat. It holds the colour well and is good to

print on. Cotton is also strong and durable.

How is Nylon made?

Nylon is a Synthetic (man made) fibre first made in the 1930s.

It was an early substitute for silk and soon became the fibre for woman’s stockings.

Wallace H. Carothers, a chemist of the Dupont Company was the leader in the development of nylon.

This man made fibre is the second most used fibre in the united states.

Production of nylon

Nylon is made by forcing molten nylon through very small holes in a device called a spinneret.

The streams of nylon harden once they come into contact with air.

They are then wound into bobbins. These fibres are drawn (stretched) after

they cool.

Properties of Nylon

It is strong and elastic. It is easy to wash. It dries quickly. It holds its shape. It responds to heat setting.

Bibliography

• http://libary.thinkquest.org/C004179/nylon.htm

• http://www.cottonaustralia.com.au/facts/factsandfigures

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/file:cottonplant.JPG

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/nylon_(material