TEXTILE TYPES AND PROPERTIES 4

HOME ECONOMICS J. S. S THREE FIRST TERM

WEEK SEVEN

THEME: FAMILY LIVING AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT/CLOTHING AND TEXTILE

TEXTILE TYPES AND PROPERTIES 4

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES

Students should be able to;

  1. State the properties of each type of textile

CONTENT

Properties of Textile Fiber:

We can define fibre as; Any substance, natural or manufactured, with a high length to width ratio and with suitable characteristics for being processed into the fabric; the smallest component, hair-like in nature, that can be separated from a fabric.

Normally properties of the textile fibre are three types:

    • Physical Properties
    • Mechanical Properties
    • Chemical Properties
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  • A. Physical Properties 
  • Length
  • Fineness
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