SMS Diploma Textiles Quiz
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1. Name the two processes applied to fibres before they are spun?

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2. When yarn is spun it is twisted. Name the two types of Twist *
3 What are two other names that are given to the weft threads? *
4 Name 5 different types of weave?
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5 What is a Nap?
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6 What are the 6 main methods for creating fabric
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7 What are the 3 main categories of fibres?
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8 List 10 animal fibres used in textiles?
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9 List 10 plant fibres used in textiles?
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10 List 10 manmade fibres?

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11 List 7 synthetic fibres?
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12 How old are the sheep that produce ‘lambswool’?
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13 Which country is the largest producer of wool?
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14 Does wool have a long or short staple? 

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15 What are the 10 main properties of wool?

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16 Name an iconic woollen fabric beginning with T
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17 What is the name of the breed of sheep that produces the ultimate in luxury soft woollen yarn?

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18 Where did Silk production originate?
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19 What do silkworms eat? 

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20 What are the properties of silk?

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21 What is Moiré and how is it created?

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22 What is the oldest fabric in the world?

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23 Which fabric has the least impact on the environment?

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24 What is Retting? 

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25 In which two countries did cotton cultivation start? 

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26 What is mercerization?

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27 What is Cupro?

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28 Which 3 countries were at the forefront of experimental textiles in the 20th Century?

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29 Which is the most widely used man-made synthetic fibre?

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30 Who was credited with inventing the first commercially produced artificial silk?

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