TEXTILE - TYPES AND PROPERTIES

 

HOME ECONOMICS J. S. S THREE FIRST TERM

WEEK FOUR

THEME: FAMILY LIVING AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT/CLOTHING AND TEXTILE

TEXTILE - TYPES AND PROPERTIES

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES

Students should be able to;

  1. Define textiles with examples
  2. Explain basic textile terms

CONTENT

Textiles refer to materials that are made from fibres, thin threads or filaments which are natural or manufactured or a combination. Textiles are created by interlocking these yarns in specific patterns resulting in a length of cloth. The textile fibres are spun into yarn and then made into fabric by different methods like weaving, knitting, felting. It forms the building block of a garment. So many properties of the fibre, like fibre type, yarn gauge, twist yarns per inch, weave float, how it is processed and finished determine the final product.

Fibres Used In Textiles

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