MER 330 Exam 2 Study Guide with Complete Solutions
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MER 330
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MER 330
MER 330 Exam 2 Study Guide with
Complete Solutions
Fabric - Answer️️ -planar structure pliable enough to be made into three-dimensional
products
Fabrication - Answer️️ -process of forming fabric from starting materials
Starting materials for fabrications - Answer️️ -solutions, fibe...
Filling (picks) - Answer✔️✔️-yarns in the fabric's crosswise direction; inserted during
weaving
perpendicular to selvage (left to right)
Weaving - Answer✔️✔️-process of making fabric on a loom
Interlacing - Answer✔️✔️-point where yarn changes its position from fabric's surface to its
underside or vice versa
Float - Answer✔️✔️-where a yarn crosses over more than one yarn at a time; in twills,
satins, basket weaves, & fancy weaves
Warp yarns - Answer✔️✔️-yarns threaded through loom; parallel to selvage; less stretch,
straighter in fabric; less crimp; usually simple; smaller & more regular with higher tpi;
rarely novelty or crepe; higher density
Filling yarns - Answer✔️✔️-yarns inserted through shed during weaving; perpendicular to
selvage; more stretch, path not as straight in fabric; more crimp; more likely to be
novelty or crepe; less regular with lower tpi; larger; lower density
Grain - Answer✔️✔️-position of warp yarns to filling yarns; on-grain fabrics have yarns at
right angles; better quality fabrics
Off-grain - Answer✔️✔️-Yarns not at right angles; lower quality fabric
Skew - Answer✔️✔️-filling yarns not at right angle with warp
Bow - Answer✔️✔️-filling yarns do not cross all warp yarns at same angle; form dip or
curve
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