FSN 101 Lecture 3: FSN101 Textiles Lecture Week 3 Note.docx
11 Dec 2012
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Luster: results from reflected light, shiny fabrics reflect lots of light. Drape: how fabric falls over a 3-d form, influential over the kind of design you create. Hand: how fabric feels next to the skin. Flat abrasion: very typically on the knee of a trouser, fabric tends to get lighter in color, fibers break (only left yarn showing) Edge abrasion: bottom of hem of pants are too long, constant rubbing against ground. Certain fibers are very strong and have very high abrasion resistance, for example nylon and polyester, and rayon and wool are relatively low. Pilling: defect on clothing, tiny balls of wool from rubbing. When its cotton and polyester, pilling does occur however, the pills stay on surface of fabric. Tenacity: strength of a fabric, the stronger the fiber, the more likely that fiber is able to withstand stress. To measure tenacity, we use breaking strength the application of a longitudinal pulling force to determine breaking strength.
