Sources and origins (AQA GCSE Design and Technology): Flashcards
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Two main groups of textile fibres
Two main groups of textile fibres
Natural and synthetic
Waxy substance on animal hair giving water resistance
Waxy substance on animal hair giving water resistance
Lanolin
Animal source of cashmere wool
Animal source of cashmere wool
Cashmere goats
Animal source of angora wool
Animal source of angora wool
Rabbits
Source of silk fibres
Source of silk fibres
Silkworm cocoons (silk moth caterpillars)
Where cotton fibres grow on the plant
Where cotton fibres grow on the plant
Around seeds inside cotton pods
Plant part used to make linen fibres
Plant part used to make linen fibres
Stems of flax plants
What synthetic fibres are made from
What synthetic fibres are made from
Oil-based chemicals
Common name for polyamide
Common name for polyamide
Nylon
Common name for elastane
Common name for elastane
Lycra
Process that aligns fibres in same direction
Process that aligns fibres in same direction
Carding
Cotton process: separating seeds & debris from fibres
Cotton process: separating seeds & debris from fibres
Ginning
Process transforming fibres into continuous threads/yarn
Process transforming fibres into continuous threads/yarn
Spinning
Thin strands created during carding
Thin strands created during carding
Slivers