CTD 261 EXAM 4 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
Woven - ANSWER-Two sets of yarns (warp or filling) are interlaced at 90 degree angles
Knit - ANSWER-Yarns are interlooped
Three Basic Weaves - ANSWER-Plain Weave
Twill Weave
Satin Weave
Plain Weave - ANSWER-Made by weaving one weft yarn over and under each warp
yarn, alternating each row.
-Most common
Twill Weave - ANSWER-A weave that repeats on three or more ends and picks and
produce diagonal lines on the face of fabric
Satin Weave - ANSWER--Made by floating the warp or weft yarns across several yarns
to bring them to the surface.
-Woven with flat, continuous filament yarns and are warp faced
Plain Weave repeat pattern - ANSWER-1/1
Twill Weave repeat pattern - ANSWER-2/1
Satin weave repeat pattern - ANSWER-7/1
Unbalanced Weave - ANSWER-The number of warp per inch is significantly greater
than the number of weft per inch.
-2 or more in 1 direction
-Ribs, typically vertical
-Tafita
Warp Beam - ANSWER-Warp yarns wound around large cylinder
Heddles - ANSWER-Wires through which warp is threaded; controls basic weaves
Harnesses - ANSWER-Frame that holds heddles and controls basic weaves
Warp - ANSWER-Yarns that run the length of the loom
-also called ends
, Weft - ANSWER-The Yarns that are woven across the loom.
-Also called filling yarns or picks
Balanced Weave - ANSWER-The number of warp and weft per inch are about equal
Reed or batten - ANSWER-Beats or pushes the filling yarn into place to make the fabric
firm.
-Set of wires in a frame
Shuttle - ANSWER-part of the loom used to carry filling yarns through the shed
Fabric - ANSWER--A woven, knitted plaited, braided, or felt material such as cloth, lace,
hosiery, etc.
-Any cloth produced by joining fibers by knitting, weaving, or felting
-A planar structure consisting of yarns or fibers
Cloth Beam - ANSWER-
Float - ANSWER-Yarn crosses over more than one yarn at a time
Thread Count - ANSWER--The sum of the number of ends (warp) per inch and the
number of picks (weft) per inch.
-always record warp first
Shuttle Loom - ANSWER--Averages about 130 picks per min (ppm) and fabric rates are
1.5-3 inches per min.
-Selvages turn in and are finished
Shuttleless looms - ANSWER--Quieter and more efficient
-more expensive to purchase and operate
-fringe on end, ends not finished
On Grain - ANSWER-Right angles, high quality fabric, minimizes problems matching
designs, cutting and sewing
Bow (off-grain) - ANSWER-Wrong angles, not draped properly, printed designs not
straight.
-filling yarns dip in the center
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