1 Crash

1. What is the fiber content of swatch #1?

Answer: Flax

2. Would swatch #1 be suited for warm or cold weather? Why?

Answer: Warm weather – lightweight, absorbent

3. Other than apparel, where might swatch #1 be used?

Answer: Tablecloths, Upholstery

4. What is a common error made when listing this fiber content on fiber content tags?
Answer: The fiber content is often referred to as linen instead of flax. A tag that is 100% flax
may be wrongly labeled as 100% linen.

5. What is the difference between the terms linen and flax?

Answer: Flax is the fiber that linen is the fabric made from flax.

2 Handkerchief Linen

1. What finish is used for swatch #2 and what does this finish do to a fabric?
Answer: Beetling: yarns are flattened to create a fabric that looks more regular and tighter

2. How is this swatch different from swatch #1 even though they are both linen?
Answer: Lighter weight, softer

3. What would swatch #2 be used for?

Answer: Apparel – blouses, dresses, etc

4. Linen fabrics are rated as poor in three performance characteristics. Name the three areas:
Answer: Elongation, Resiliency, Elastic Recovery

5. What is the yarn type of swatch #2?

Answer: Spun

3 Handkerchief Ramie

1. What fiber content is swatch #3 and what kind of fiber is it?

Answer: Ramie: natural cellulosic fiber, bast fiber

2. What type of yarn does swatch #3 have, and how would you know without pulling it apart?
Answer: Spun, it is a natural cellulosic fiber therefore it is spun staple fibers

3. Ramie is resistant to _____, ______, ______ and ______.

Answer: Insects, rotting, mildew, shrinkage
4 Tussah Silk Drapery

1. What type of yarn is in the warp direction?

Answer: Filament

2. What fiber content is swatch #4, and what type of fiber is it?
Answer: Silk, natural protein fiber

5 China Silk

1. How is swatch #5 different from swatch #4?

Answer: Yarn types, color, hand, drape, end uses, etc

2. What is a possible end use for swatch #5?

Answer: Linings, blouses, ladies’ apparel

3. What is the dye/print method of swatch #5?

Answer: piece dyed

4. How is silk produced?

Answer: Silkworms

6 Apparel Fabric

1. What type of weave is swatch #6?

Answer: Unbalanced Plain Weave

2. What color is swatch #6 and what is the dye/print method?

Answer: Black and tan, screen print

3. What is/are the yarn type(s) of swatch #6?

Answer: Filament warp/Spun filling

4. Name a performance characteristic that is rated as high for fabrics containing rayon.
Answer: Absorbency

7 Supplex

1. What is the fiber content of swatch #7?

Answer: Microfiber Nylon

2. Would swatch #7 be used as a suiting fabric; why or why not?

Answer: No, it is lightweight and not suiting weight

3. How was the color achieved?

Answer: piece dyed

4. What performance characteristic is considered poor for fabrics made from nylon?
Answer: Absorbency
 5. What are two end uses for swatch #7?
Answer: Outerwear; Activewear

8 Peachskin

1. Would swatch #8 be best used for apparel or upholstery?

Answer: Apparel

2. What finish is used on swatch #8 and how is that finish created?

Answer: Sanding/Sueding; an emery paper is rolled over the fabric that abrades the surface
causing fibrils to split from the fibers, producing a soft hand and sueded texture

3. Does swatch #8 have poor or high absorbency; why or why not?

Answer: Poor, it is polyester which is not absorbent

4. How was the color achieved?

Answer: piece dyed

5. Why is the fabric called peachskin?

Answer: The sanding/sueding finish gives the fabric the feel of the fuzzy surface of a peach.

9 Lining Fabric

1. What fiber content is swatch #9?

Answer: Polyester

2. What is a possible end use for swatch #9?

Answer: Lining of jacket or outerwear

3. Locate a picture of a garment containing this type of fabric and mount (or copy and paste) it below

4. Name three performance areas in which polyester fabrics are rated as excellent:
Answer: Abrasion resistance; Tenacity; Resiliency
10 Drapery Casement

1. What is the dye/print method used on swatch #10, and how would you know this from the fiber
content alone?
Answer: Solution Dyed; it is 100% glass which can only be solution dyed

2. TRUE OR FALSE Swatch #10 is highly flammable.

Answer: False....glass fibers are incombustible.

3. Name an end use for swatch #10.

Answer: flame resistant draperies, commercial draperies

11 Tweed Suiting Fabric

1. What novelty yarn type is used in swatch #11?

Answer: Tweed or flock/flake

2. What is the dye/print method for swatch #11? How do you know?
Answer: Fiber dyed....different color fibers are visible on the face of the fabric and in the yarns

3. Locate a picture of a garment containing this type of fabric and mount (or copy and paste) it below

12 Drapery Casement

1. What novelty yarn is used in swatch #12, define?

Answer: Gimp/Ratiné: fancy yarn where the effect ply is twisted in a spiral arrangement around
a ground ply, with an occasional longer loop

Watch novelty yarns being manufactured in the video below:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQhugrmKpJo

2. TRUE OR FALSE This swatch is an unbalanced plain weave.

Answer: False, it is a raschel warp knit

3. Name 3 differences between swatch #12 and #13.

Answer: Dye/print method, yarn types, finishes

13 Drapery Casement

1. TRUE OR FALSE This swatch is a leno weave.

Answer: False, it is a raschel warp knit.
 2. What fiber content is swatch #13?
Answer: 100% Polyester

3. What is/are the yarn types in swatch #13?

Answer: Filament and Novelty – Knot or Spot

14 Suiting Fabric

1. Name a possible end use for swatch #14.

Answer: Women’s suiting, skirts, outerwear

2. What is the yarn type for swatch #14?

Answer: Novelty, Bouclé or Loop

3. Based on the fiber content, what is the dye/print method and why?
Answer: Fiber dyed; wool and wool blend fabrics are typically fiber dyed because of good dye
penetration at the fiber stage

15 Upholstery Pile

1. What type of novelty yarn does swatch #15 have; how is this yarn made?
Answer: Novelty, chenille. It is a fringed yarn made by producing a leno fabric, cutting it into
narrow strips, and blooming open the yarn fringes to create a fuzzy yarn

2. TRUE OR FALSE Swatch #15 is primarily used for apparel.

Answer: False, it is an upholstery fabric

3. What finish, if any, is applied to swatch #15?

Answer: Coating….to prevent yarn slippage

16 Georgette

1. TRUE OR FALSE Swatch #16 is a crepe weave.

Answer: False, it has crepe yarns, it is a balanced plain weave.

2. Name 3 possible end uses for swatch #16.

Answer: Formal wear, shirts, blouses, draperies

3. Locate a picture of a garment containing this type of fabric and mount (or copy and paste) it below
17 Chiffon

1. What dye/print method is used for swatch #17?

Answer: Piece dyeing

2. What is one similarity between swatch #16 and #17?

Answer: Drapes well, apparel, balanced plain weave, filament yarns, 100% Polyester, poor
absorbency, etc

3. Locate a picture of a garment containing this type of fabric and mount (or copy and paste) it below

18 Voile

1. TRUE OR FALSE Swatch #18 is 100% Polyester.

Answer: False, it is 65% Poly/35% Cotton

2. What type of yarn does swatch #18 have?

Answer: Spun

3. What type of piece dyeing is used for swatch #18 and why?
Answer: Union because it has 2 different fiber contents

19 Organza
1. What is the dye/print method of swatch #19?
Answer: piece dyeing

2. Does swatch #19 have spun or filament yarns?

Answer: Filament

3. What is the only natural fiber that can be found in filament form?
Answer: Silk

4. Does there appear to be a finish on swatch #19?

Answer: no
20 Batiste

1. Swatch #20 has what type of yarns?

Answer: Spun

2. TRUE OR FALSE Swatch #20 is a crepe weave.

Answer: False, it is a balanced plain weave

3. Locate a picture of a garment containing this type of fabric and mount (or copy and paste) it below

21 Challis

1. What fiber content is swatch #21?

Answer: Rayon

2. What dye/print method is used on swatch #21?

Answer: Screen Print

3. TRUE OR FALSE Swatch #21 has a stiff hand.

Answer: False

22 Cheesecloth

1. Other than apparel, where might you use swatch #22?

Answer: Medical supplies, support fabrics, cheese wrapping

2. TRUE OR FALSE Swatch #22 is primarily used as an upholstery fabric.

Answer: False

3. TRUE OR FALSE Swatch #22 has high resiliency.

Answer: False
23 Gauze

1. How is swatch #23 dyed?

Answer: Piece dyed

2. What fiber content is swatch #23?

Answer: 100% Cotton

3. What are two end uses for swatch #23?

Answer: Skirts, curtains

24 Gingham

1. How is swatch #24 dyed?

Answer: Yarn Dyed

2. What type of weave is swatch #24?

Answer: Balanced plain weave

3. Locate a picture of a garment containing this type of fabric and mount (or copy and paste) it below

25 Chambray

1. What fiber content is swatch #25?

Answer: 100% Tencel® Lyocell

Watch the videos below about Tencel®.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKjUO1NvqSE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5_Z_8iqUAw&feature=related
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_KJfLzWGGw

2. TRUE OR FALSE Due to its fiber content, #25 has poor absorbency.
Answer: False, it has high absorbency

3. What dye/print method is used on swatch #25?

Answer: Yarn dyed
26 Butcher Rayon

1. What type of piece dyeing is used on swatch #26 and why?

Answer: Union, because it has 2 different fiber contents

2. TRUE OR FALSE Swatch #26 has filament yarns.

Answer: False, it has spun yarns

3. TRUE OR FALSE Swatch #26 is a twill weave.

Answer: False, it is a balanced plain weave

27 Broadcloth

1. What type of weave is swatch #27?

Answer: Unbalanced plain weave

2. What is the fiber content of swatch #27?

Answer: 65% Poly/35% Cotton

3. TRUE OR FALSE Swatch #27 has spun yarns?

Answer: True

28 Moiré Taffeta

1. What is the dye/print method of swatch #28 and what characteristic leads you to this conclusion?
Answer: Solution dyed because of the acetate fiber content

2. TRUE OR FALSE Swatch #28 has ribs in the warp direction.

Answer: False, it has filling ribs

3. What type of finish, if any, is applied to swatch #28?

Answer: Embossed Calendered/Flat Design

29 Shantung

1. What are the yarn types in swatch #29?

Answer: Filament Warp/Novelty, Slub Filling

2. What fiber content is swatch #29?

Answer: 100% Silk

3. Name a possible end use for swatch #29.

Answer: Jacket, dresses, skirt, draperies, upholstery

30 Poplin

1. TRUE OR FALSE Swatch #30 is an unbalanced plain weave.

Answer: True
 2. TRUE OR FALSE Swatch #30 has a soft hand.
Answer: False, it has a stiff/crisp hand

3. Locate a picture of a garment containing this type of fabric and mount (or copy and paste) it below

31 Bengaline

1. Swatch #30 is characterized by its _____ ribs.

Answer: Filling

2. What is the yarn type of the warp and filling yarns in swatch #30?
Answer: Filament warp, spun filling

32 Dimity

1. What is the fiber content of swatch #32?

Answer: 100% Cotton

2. TRUE OR FALSE Swatch #32 is a balanced plain weave.

Answer: False, it is a basket weave

3. TRUE OR FALSE Swatch #32 has filament yarns.

Answer: False, it has spun yarns

33 Oxford Cloth

1. What type of weave is swatch #33?

Answer: Basket weave

2. What finish, if any, is added to swatch #33?

Answer: Bleaching

3. Is swatch #33 primarily used for apparel or upholstery?

Answer: Apparel

34 Oxford Chambray

1. What color is swatch #34?

Answer: Light green due to white/green yarns
 2. TRUE OR FALSE Swatch #34 has been piece dyed.
Answer: False, it has been yarn dyed.

3. Locate a picture of a garment containing this type of fabric and mount (or copy and paste) it below

35 Duck

1. Is swatch #35 a light weight, medium weight or heavy weight fabric?

Answer: Heavy

2. What type of weave is swatch #35?

Answer: Basket weave

3. What are some end uses for duck fabrics?

Answer: Awnings, upholstery, tarps, etc.

36 Surah

1. What is the fiber content of swatch #36? Name another swatch with this fiber content.
Answer: 100% Silk, 4, 5, 19

2. What is a possible end use for swatch #36?

Answer: Men’s ties, dresses, skirts, blouses

3. What type of weave is swatch #36?

Answer: Even-sided Twill Weave

37 Serge

1. What are possible end uses for swatch #37?

Answer: dress pants, uniforms, dress skirts

2. What dye/print method is used for swatch #37 and why?

Answer: fiber dyed - the fiber content contains wool and it absorbs dye best in the fiber stage

3. Does swatch #37 have high or poor thermal retention?

Answer: high
38 Herringbone

1. How would you know that swatch #38 is fiber dyed?

Answer: It contains wool and wool is typically fiber dyed. There are multicolored specks of
fiber visible on the fabric.

2. TRUE OR FALSE Swatch #38 is a warp-faced satin weave.

Answer: False, even-sided twill weave

3. Locate a picture of a garment containing this type of fabric and mount (or copy and paste) it below

39 Houndstooth

1. What fiber content is swatch #39?

Answer: 100% Wool

2. What finish, if any, is added to swatch #39?

Answer: Fulling

3. Locate a picture of a garment containing this type of fabric and mount (or copy and paste) it below
40 Denim
1. What is the dye/print method of swatch #40?
Answer: yarn dyed

2. Watch the following videos about denim.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gO_T0vT2J94
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aHmIZHyUp0

3. What is the construction method of swatch #40?

Answer: warp-faced twill weave

4. Watch this video about denim weight and construction. What are typical weights for shirts/tops and
what are typical weights for pants/jeans and jackets made from denim?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHHU8iV6pSc
Answer: shirts, tops blouses – 3.5 – 8 oz. pants, jeans, jackets 8 – 16.5 oz.

41 Chino

1. What is the construction method of swatch# 41?

Answer: warp-faced twill weave

2. What is the dye/print method of swatch# 41?

Answer: piece dyed

3. What are common end uses for swatch #41?

Answer: work pants, jackets, causal pants, shorts

42 Gabardine

1. What is the fiber content of swatch #42?

Answer: 55% Hemp/45% Cotton

2. What type of finish is on swatch #42 and how is this finish applied?
Answer: Calendered; performed by a series of rollers between which the fabric passes

3. What type of fiber is Hemp?

Answer: Bast fiber; natural cellulosic fiber

43 Cavalry Twill

1. Describe the luster of swatch #43?

Answer: Matte

2. TRUE OR FALSE Cavalry twill has a steep pronounced single twill line.
Answer: False: double twill line
 3. What is the yarn type of Swatch #43?
Answer: Spun

44 Warp Sateen

1. What type of weave is swatch #44?

Answer: Warp-faced satin weave

2. Name 3 possible end uses for swatch #44.

Answer: Shirts, pants, skirts, ladies’ apparel, bedsheets, draperies, upholstery

3. Why are warp sateens stronger and heavier than filling sateens?
Answer: High warp count

45 Satin

1. What are the two main differences in satin and warp sateen?
Answer: Warp sateen has spun yarns and is primarily made from cotton, satin has filament yarns
and is made from polyester or acetate

2. How is swatch #45 dyed and how do you know?

Answer: Solution dyed because it is 100% acetate

3. In a satin weave, each warp yarn floats over at least ___ filling yarns?
Answer: 4

46 Moire Print Satin

1. What is the dye/print method of swatch #46 and explain your answer?
Answer: Solution dyed/Pigment overprint – acetate is typically solution dyed the wood grain
appearance is achieved through a pigment overprint that can be seen on the surface of the fabric
when examined closely

2. What other textile processes achieve the same wood grain appearance as swatch #46?
Answer: moiré calendering

47 Crepeback Satin

1. What makes swatch #47 different from a regular satin fabric?

Answer: It has crepe filling yarns

2. What is the fiber content of swatch #47?

Answer: 85% Triacetate/15% Polyester

3. Name three characteristics of swatch #47.

Answer: Soft hand, drapable, low absorbency, poor abrasion resistance, poor thermal retention,
high comfort
48 Filling Sateen

1. By knowing the finish of swatch #48 as mercerization, why would you conclude that its fiber content
is not polyester?
Answer: Mercerization is done on cellulosic fibers: cotton, linen, lyocell, etc

2. What type of weave is swatch #48?

Answer: Filling-faced Satin Weave

3. Name 3 possible end uses for swatch #48.

Answer: Shirts, drapery linings, draperies, ladies’ apparel

49 Antique Satin

1. What makes antique satin different from other satin fabrics?

Answer: The technical back is used as the front in fashion

2. If the face were used as the fashion side, what would the weave type be?
Answer: Warp-faced satin

3. What are possible end uses for antique satin?

Answer: Draperies, bridal wear, etc.

50 White on White

1. What type of weave is swatch #50?

Answer: Dobby

2. What finishes does swatch #50 have?

Answer: Bleached/Mercerized

3. Name a possible end use for swatch #50.

Answer: Shirts

51 Waffle Cloth

1. What appearance does waffle cloth have?

Answer: 3 dimensional honeycomb or waffle appearance

2. TRUE OR FALSE Dobby weaves require fewer than 20 different warp arrangements?
Answer: False: 25

3. Other than apparel, what is an end use for watch #51?

Answer: Dish towels, blankets

52 Dotted Swiss

1. What are the two different types of extra-filling-yarn structural designs?

Answer: Clipped-spot/dot or Swivel-dot
 2. How is swatch #52 dyed?
Answer: Piece dyed

3. Locate a picture of a garment containing this type of fabric and mount (or copy and paste) it below

53 Shirting Fabric

1. What are the differences in weave construction between swatch #52 and #53?
Answer: #52 contains a cut extra filling yarn and #53 contains an uncut extra warp yarn

2. TRUE OR FALSE Swatch #53 is roller printed.

Answer: False, it is yarn dyed

3. What is the fiber content of swatch #53?

Answer: 100% Cotton

54 Eyelash

1. Why would swatch #54 not be considered a burn-out print fabric?

Answer: even though there are two fiber contents the majority of the fabric is made from
polyester and the second fiber content is metallic

2. Name 3 characteristics of swatch #54.

Answer: Drapes well, soft hand, poor absorbency, poor thermal retention, sheer

3. Locate a picture of a garment containing this type of fabric and mount (or copy and paste) it below
55 Pinwale Pique

1. TRUE OR FALSE Swatch #55 is yarn dyed.

Answer: False, it is a direct roller print

2. Other than the print, how can you determine the face of swatch #55?
Answer: The wales run length-wise on the face of the fabric.

3. What is the yarn type of swatch #55, and how could you determine this without looking at the yarns?
Answer: Spun: it is 100% Cotton

56 Bird’s Eye Pique

1. What finish does #56 have?

Answer: Bleaching

2. What is the fiber content of swatch #56?

Answer: 100% Cotton

3. TRUE OR FALSE Swatch #56 is a smooth, soft fabric.

Answer: False, it has a bumpy or wavy texture.

57 Jacquard Upholstery

1. TRUE OR FALSE Swatch #57 has been yarn dyed.

Answer: False, it is naturally colored cotton and not dyed.

2. What type of loom is used to create swatch #57?

Answer: A jacquard loom

3. Does swatch #57 have more filling or warp yarns?

Answer: Warp

4. Watch the videos below about jacquard weaving.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ei5UIX__RGs&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zqT7tPmVAo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcKNCkIoixI&feature=related

58 Damask

1. What type of floats and background does Damask have?

Answer: Satin floats on a satin background.

2. What is the dye/print method of swatch #58?

Answer: Piece Dyeing

3. Locate a picture of a garment or interior textiles item containing this type of fabric and mount (or
copy and paste) it below
59 Brocade

1. TRUE OR FALSE Brocade is the flattest of the jacquard fabrics.

Answer: False, damask is.

2. Name another fabric in the swatch kit that has a metallic yarn.
Answer: #54 Eyelash

3. Name 3 possible end uses for swatch #59.

Answer: Dresses, skirts, formal wear, upholstery, drapery

4. What is the difference in the floats of a brocade vs a damask?

Answer: Damask has satin floats, brocade has satin or twill

5. Watch the video below about handmade brocades.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyyQzyvJkgg

60 Tapestry

1. How many sets of warp and filling yarns does a jacquard weave need to be classified as a tapestry?
Answer: 2 or more sets of each

2. What is/are the yarn(s) type of swatch #60?

Answer: Filament warp and filament and spun filling

3. TRUE OR FALSE Swatch #60 is yarn dyed.

Answer: True

61 Wool Crepe

1. What is the difference in appearance of a crepe weave than other types of weaves?
Answer: There is no wale or distinct weave effect.

2. How would you know that swatch #61 is fiber dyed?

Answer: It is 100% Wool, from the name or fiber content

3. TRUE OR FALSE Only certain fiber contents such as wool and polyester can be used to make crepe
fabrics.
Answer: False, any fiber content can be made into a crepe fabric
 4. Watch the video below about wool.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1x8z7ew26k

62 Crepe

1. If swatch #62 had spun yarns would it still be a crepe fabric?

Answer: Yes, the yarn type does not matter. The weave makes it a crepe.

2. What is the yarn type of swatch #62?

Answer: filament

3. Name 3 characteristics of swatch #62.

Answer: Excellent resiliency, bumpy texture, lightweight, poor absorbency, excellent abrasion
resistance

63 Contract Upholstery Crepe

1. Name 3 ways in which swatch #63 is different from #62.

Answer: 63 is heavier weight, 63 is recycled poly, different colors, 63 is contract grade, 63 is
upholstery while 62 could be used in apparel or upholstery

2. TRUE OR FALSE Swatch #63 is piece dyed.

Answer: False it is fiber dyed – by examining the filling yarns you will find that there are green
and black fibers in the yarns

3. Do crepe weaves have a distinct weave pattern?

Answer: No, the interlacings appear to be in a random pattern.

64 Drapery Casement

1. TRUE OR FALSE One characteristic of a leno weave is that the yarns are twisted fully around each
other.
Answer: False, they are crossed and one yarn is always above the other

2. What fiber content is swatch #64 and what added benefit does it give to the fabric?
Answer: 100% Modacrylic, it is inherently flame retardant

3. What is/are the yarn(s) type of swatch #64?

Answer: Spun

65 Marquisette

1. What is the most common use for swatch #65?

Answer: Sheer curtains

2. What is/are the yarn(s) type of swatch #65?

Answer: filament, Novelty Knot Spot and Bouclé
 3. Compared to plain weaves with low yarn count, how does a leno weave give an advantage?
Answer: Crossed-yarn arrangement gives greater firmness and strength

66 Double Cloth

1. How many sets of yarns are used to create swatch #66?

Answer: 5

2. What finish is added to swatch #66?

Answer: Napping/Fulling

3. Name 3 possible end uses of swatch #66 or any double cloth.

Answer: Blankets, winter coats, over coats, riding habits, military uniforms

67 Pocket Cloth

1. How many sets of yarns are used to create swatch #67?

Answer: 4

2. TRUE OR FALSE Swatch #67 is yarn dyed?

Answer: True

3. Is pocket cloth primarily used in apparel or upholstery?

Answer: Upholstery

68 Matelassé

1. In a matelassé fabric, what gives the fabric a puckered appearance?

Answer: When finished, the crepe or cotton yarns shrink causing puckers. Also stuffer yarns
emphasize the puckers.

2. What type of loom is used to create matelassé?

Answer: Dobby or Jacquard

3. Locate a picture of a garment containing this type of fabric and mount (or copy and paste) it below
69 Contract Upholstery Fabric

1. What is the dye/print method?

Answer: yarn dyed

2. How can you determine the dye/print method of swatch #69?

Answer: remove yarns and verify they a consistent color throughout each yarn and note that
there are multiple colors in the fabric

3. How many warp and filling yarn sets does swatch #69 have?
Answer: 2 Warp, 2 Filling

4. What is sustainable about the fiber content of swatch #69?

Answer: PLA is an annually renewable natural resource

70 Corduroy

1. How many sets of yarns are used to make swatch #70?

Answer: Two sets of filling yarns, one set of warp

2. How are the extra filling yarn floats arranged in swatch #70?
Answer: In lengthwise rows

3. Filling-pile fabrics are always _____ pile.

Answer: Cut

4. What type of yarns does swatch #70 have?

Answer: Spun

71 Velour

1. How is swatch #71 different from #70?

Answer: Velour has an extra warp yarn instead of filling, the pile is even and not in rows, they
are different colors, different dye/print methods

2. What finish is added to swatch #71?

Answer: Shearing/Brushing

3. Locate a picture of an item containing this type of fabric and mount (or copy and paste) it below
72 Velvet

1. What is the difference in the yarns sets compared with swatch #70?
Answer: Velvet has 2 sets of warp and one set of filling, the opposite is true for 70.

2. What is the dye/print method for swatch #72 and why?

Answer: Piece dyed/Cross; it has different fiber contents and 2 colors

3. Velvet is typically made of _____ yarns.

Answer: Filament, - when cotton yarns are used, it is called cotton velvet

73 Terry Cloth

1. Name 3 possible end uses for swatch #73.

Answer: Towel, wash cloths, robes, apparel

2. What type of weave is swatch #73?

Answer: Slack tension pile method; Warp Pile Weave

3. How would you know swatch #73 has spun yarns?

Answer: It is 100% cotton

74 Seersucker

1. What other swatches have a look similar to swatch #74 and why?
Answer: #111 Embossed Seersucker has an embossing finish, #115 Plisse has a caustic soda
finish

2. What dye/print method is used for swatch #74?

Answer: Yarn Dyed

3. Locate a picture of a garment containing this type of fabric and mount (or copy and paste) it below
75 Jersey

1. What type of dye/print method is applied to swatch #75?

Answer: Piece dyed union

2. Name two products that are created from a circular knitting machine like the one that knits jersey.
Answer: T shirts with no side seams, tube socks

3. What type of knit is swatch #75?

Answer: Single filling knit

4. Is a single knit more or less stable than a double knit?

Answer: Less stable

76 Jacquard Jersey

1. What type of stitch is swatch #76? Define.

Answer: Tuck stitch: the old stitch is not cleared from the needle thus there are two stitches on
the needle

2. TRUE OR FALSE A jacquard jersey may only have one type of stitch (knit, tuck or float) in the
fabric.
Answer: False, it may be a combination of the three stitch types

3. Name 3 possible end uses for swatch #76.

Answer: Shirts, ladies’ wear, children’s wear

77 Jacquard Jersey

1. How is swatch #77 different from #76?

Answer: #77 has a miss stitch, #76 has a tuck stitch; fiber content; dye/print method

2. What type of knit is swatch #77?

Answer: Single filling knit

3. Locate a picture of a garment containing this type of fabric and mount (or copy and paste) it below
78 Knit Terry Cloth

1. Describe 2 differences between knitted terrycloth #78 and woven terrycloth #73.
Answer:
a. 73 is woven, 78 is knitted
b. 78 is a loop pile, 73 is a slack tension pile
c. 73 is bleached, 78 is piece dyed
d. Fiber contents are different
e. Knitted terrycloth does not hold its shape as well

2. Name 3 possible end uses for swatch #78.

Answer: Beachwear, robes, infant towels, casual apparel

3. How many yarn sets are used to create swatch #78?

Answer: 2

4. Locate a picture of a garment containing this type of fabric and mount (or copy and paste) it below

79 Velour

1. How is the pile created in swatch #79?

Answer: Shearing looped yarns.

2. What is the dye/print method of swatch #79 and how is this determined?
Answer: Fiber dyed – the surface of the fabric shows mingled specks of color – giving the fabric
a heathered appearance

3. What are three characteristics of swatch #79?

Answer: soft hand, good thermal retention, absorbent

80 Fleece

1. What is the finish on swatch #80?

Answer: Napping

2. Why is the bamboo fiber labeled as rayon from bamboo?

Answer: Bamboo fiber is not obtained without regenerating it from the raw bamboo pulp. The
process of producing the bamboo fiber is the same as producing rayon fiber. Since bamboo fiber
is regenerated it should be labeled rayon from bamboo.
 3. Is the napped side of swatch #80 the face or the back?
Answer: The technical back.

81 Sliver-Pile Knit

1. Was the pile on swatch #81 formed by shearing looped yarns? Explain your answer.
Answer: No. The pile was created by picking up fibers with the knitting needles. They are knit
into place with the ground yarns as the stitch is formed.

2. What are some common uses of sliver knits?

Answer:
Any of the following:

Fake furs
Upholstery
Bath rugs
Stuffed animals
Coats

3. Why are sliver knits not piece dyed?

Answer: Because piece dyeing distorts the pile.

82 Rib Knit

5. Is swatch #82 rib knit a 1 X 1 or 2 X 2 rib knit?

Answer: 1 X 1

6. What is the dye/print method of swatch #82?

Answer: yarn dyed

7. Do rib knits run?

Answer: Yes

83 Interlock

1. What other knit fabric is similar to swatch #83?

Answer: Rib knit

2. Does the front and back of swatch #83 look the same?
Answer: Yes

3. Do interlocks curl at the edges?

Answer: No

4. What fabric does the face and back of interlock look like?
Answer: Jersey
84 Jacquard Double-Knit

1. What is the dye/print method of swatch #84? Explain your answer.

Answer: Fiber dyed due to the heathered appearance of the yarns.

2. What type of machine produces double-filling knits?

Answer: A machine that contains two beds of needles instead of one.

3. TRUE OR FALSE: The face and the back of double knits always look the same.
Answer: False. They may be the same or they can be different.

85 Piqué Knit

1. What is the most common end use for swatch #85?

Answer: Polo shirts

2. What types of woven fabric does swatch #85 resemble?

Answer: Piqué weaves – bird’s eye and waffle piqué

3. Locate a picture of a garment containing this type of fabric and mount (or copy and paste) it below.

86 Purl Knit

1. Is purl knitting a fast or slow process?

Answer: It is the slowest knitting process.

2. What are two characteristics of purl knits?

Answer:
Any of the following:

Thick
Wide
Short
Do not curl
May unravel from either end

3. What are two end uses for purl knits?

Answer: Children’s wear, Sweaters

4. TRUE OR FALSE The back of a purl stitch looks the same as the front of a purl stitch.
Answer: True
87 Tricot

1. In comparing filling knits to warp knits list three differences between the two types.
Answer:
Any of the following:

Filling Knits Warp Knits

Yarns run horizontally Yarns run vertically
Loops are joined on the same course Loops are joined on in the adjoining course
Loops connect horizontally Loops connect diagonally
Wider variety of designs possible Higher productivity
More open fabric More compact fabric
Two-way stretch Crosswise stretch but very little lengthwise stretch
Most ravel and run Most do not run or ravel
Hand or machine production Machine production only
Can be flat or circular Flat only
Can have finished edges Most do not have finished edges
Can be produced as a shaped garment, garment Produced as fabric yardage only

2. How many sets of needles were used to knit swatch #87?

Answer: One

3. What are some end uses for swatch #87?

Answer:
Any of the following:

Lingerie
Sleepwear
Shirts
Blouses
Uniforms
Dresses
Automotive upholstery

88 Swimwear Tricot

1. Is swatch #88 a simple or complex warp knit fabric?

Answer: Simple

2. In comparing tricot and raschel knitting machines, which one produces fine gauge knits.
Answer: Tricots

3. What type of yarn is most frequently used for tricot knits – spun or filament?
Answer: Filament

4. Watch the following video and locate a picture of a bathing suit or other garment that is made from
tricot and mount (or copy and paste) it below.
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGLrotwPKck

89 Napped Tricot

1. What is the finish applied to swatch #89 and how is the finish created?
Answer: Napping
Fiber ends are brushed to the surface to produce a softer hand

2. Which side is the technical back of swatch #89?

Answer: The napped side, but it is used as the face.

3. What are 3 end uses for brushed tricot fabrics?

Answer:
Any of the following:

Upholstery
Shoes
Eveningwear
Draperies
Automobile interiors
Outerwear
Slacks

4. What finish is added to swatch #89 and how is it created?

Answer: Optical brightening; chemical compounds are applied to the fabric to produce a white
appearance

90 Raschel Crochet

1. What is the construction method of swatch #90?

Answer: Warp knit

2. Is the yarn type of swatch #90 spun or filament?

Answer: Filament

3. What are some possible end uses for swatch #90?

Answer: Dresses, skirts, shirts, etc.

4. Are raschel knits simple or complex fabrics?

Answer: Complex
91 Raschel Knit Lace

1. What type of machine produced this swatch #91?

Answer: Raschel warp knitting machine

2. What are two advantages of producing lace on a raschel machine?

Answer: Lower costs, higher speeds of production

4. What are some possible end uses for swatch #91?

Answer: Lingerie, evening wear

92 Coolmax Mesh

1. Watch the following video about Coolmax® How does Coolmax® keep your body cool?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VN0NO2DBETM

Answer: It wicks the moisture away from the skin and causes it to evaporate in the air.

2. What is the construction method of swatch #92?

Answer: Warp Knit

3. What color is swatch #92 and how was it achieved?

Answer: Black, Piece dyed

93 Pleather

1. Where is the support fabric located on swatch #93?

Answer: The back

2. How are films manufactured?

Answer: They are made directly from the polymer solution either by melt-extrusion or by
pouring the solution onto a hot drum.

3. Why are support fabrics used?

Answer: Because the plain and expanded films are typically not durable enough to hold up under
normal use without them.

4. What is the fiber content of the face of the fabric?

Answer: Polyvinylchloride

94 Fiberfill

1. What are two common characteristics of nonwovens or fiberwebs?

Answer:
Any of the following:
 Made directly from fibers
Fast to produce
Inexpensive to produce compared to woven fabrics
Most have no grain

2. How are dry-laid webs produced?

Answer: Fibers are carded or airlaid in a random or oriented pattern.

3. How is this needlepunched dry-laid fiberweb produced?

Answer: The dry-laid fiber web is passed over a needle loom numerous times to produce the
desired strength and texture for the fiberweb.

4. What are some end uses of needlepunched fiberwebs?

Answer:
Any of the following:

Blankets
Inner layer of quilts
Interlinings

95 Filtration Fiberweb

1. What is the yarn type of swatch #95?

Answer: There are no yarns

2. What are 3 end uses for swatch #95?

Answer:
Filters
Interlinings
Insulation
Roofing substrates
Wipes
Battery separators

96 Tyvek®

1. What are three characteristics of spun-bonded fiberwebs?

Answer: High tensile strength
High tear strength
Low bulk

2. What are four end uses for Tyvek®?

Answer:
Tents
Tarps
Wall coverings
 House wrap water vapor barriers
Tags and labels
Roofing substrates

97 Sontara®

1. Watch the following video and study your text information.

How is swatch #97 produced?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VD2IpORilYw

Answer: Jets of water break filament fibers into staple fibers as it is forced through the web. A
woven-like structure is produced from this process.

2. What two advantages do spun-laced webs have over spun-bonded fabrics?

Answer: Greater elasticity and flexibility.

3. What are four end uses for spun-laced webs?

Answer:
Medical gowns
Drapes
Battery separators
Interlinings
Roofing substrates
Filters
Mattress pads
Table linens
Household wipes
Wall coverings

98 Fusible Interfacing

1. What is a fusible fabric?

Answer: “A fabric that has been coated with a heat-sealable, thermoplastic adhesive.” Taken
from Textiles by Kadolph 11th edition page 346.
“Fusible nonwovens combine a fiberweb with an adhesive or a thin web of heat-sensitive
filaments and contribute to body and shape to apparel.” Taken from Textiles: Basics by Kadolph
page 195.

2. What is the purpose of a fusible nonwoven?

Answer: To give body and shape to the garment without stitching.

3. What are two problems with fusibles?

Answer:
Any of the following:
Layer separation
Shrinkage during care
Adhesive bleed through to face fabric
 4. How are wet-laid fiberwebs produced?

Answer: Wet laid nonwovens are produced in a process similar to paper making. The nonwoven
web is produced by filtering an aqueous suspension of fiber onto a screen conveyor belt or
perforated drum. Many wet laid nonwovens are made with wood pulp or other natural fibers blended
with synthetic fibers or fiberglass.

99 True Felt

1. If the fiber content of swatch #99 was 100% acrylic would it still be considered true felt? Explain
your answer.
Answer: No because true felt is 100% wool or at least mostly wool. Felts of other fiber contents
are typically wet or dry laid nonwoven fiberwebs.

2. How was the color of swatch #99 achieved and explain why?
Answer: Fiber dyed because there are no yarns, the fabric was created from fiber and it contains
wool.

3. Is there a yarn type?

Answer: No. Felt does not contain yarns.

4. What are two characteristics of felt?

Answer:
Any of the following:
Does not ravel
Has no grain
Stiff
Less pliable
Weaker than other structures
Lacks flexibility and elasticity

5. Below are some videos and websites of various felt making methods.

http://www.usfelt.com/pressed_felt_process.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuoWHBnpujg&feature=related

*wet felting fiber arts*

Textile Fabric Consultants, Inc. produces felting kits and individual felting exercises. These activities help the
students learn more about the felting process. Please contact debbierowland@textilefabric.com for more
information about the felting products.

100 Amerglo™

1. What is a composite fabric?

Answer: “Fabrics that combine several primary and/or secondary structures, at least one of
which is a recognized textile structure, into a single structure.” Taken from Textiles by Kadolph
10th edition page 306.

2. Read the information about reflective fabrics on the following website then list some end uses.
https://www.chinareflective.com/faqs/How_does_reflective_fabric_work.html
https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/scotchlite-reflective-material-us/resources/technical-solutions-service/

Answer: safety clothing, active wear, shoes

4. Locate a picture of a product that contains a reflective fabric and mount (or copy and paste) it below.

101 Gore-Tex®

1. Swatch #101 is microporous. What is another word for microporous?

Answer: Poromeric

2. Watch the following video and then list three special characteristics of this type of fabric?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytXs1Z57WZM

Answer:
Any of the following:

The film is very thin

It is microporous
Waterproof
Windproof
Breathable

3. What are some end uses for this type of fabric?

Answer:
Active sportswear
Tents
Shoes
Sleeping bags
Protective apparel

102 Flocked Pile

1. How was the soft texture of swatch #102 created?

Answer: By flocking fine fibers to the surface of the fabric.

2. What are the two methods of flocking?

Answer: Mechanical flocking and electrostatic flocking.
 3. What would swatch #102 be classified as if it were not flocked?
Answer: Warp Knit

4. What weave type does flocking resemble?

Answer: Pile weave, cut

103 Tufted Pile

1. What is the construction of swatch #103?

Answer: Tufting

2. Watch the following videos, study your text information and describe the process of creating this
type of fabric.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVlVDr5Utbw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSqQhYLvkxA

Answer: Extra yarns are stitched into the base fabric and the loops are cut as they are stitched
creating the cut pile.

3. List some end uses for tufted fabrics.

Answer: Carpets, upholstery, blankets

104 Bonded Knit Fabric

1. Swatch #104 is a laminated fabric. What are laminates?

Answer: Fabrics containing two layers of fabrics that are combined into one with an adhesive or
foam.

2. What are two advantages of laminated fabrics?

Answer:
Any of the following:

Less costly fabrics are upgraded

Gives stability
Reduces sewing time
May eliminate the need for interfacings
Underlinings, stay-stitching and seam finishing are not needed

3. What are two disadvantages of laminated fabrics?

Answer:
Any of the following:

Will not hold sharp creases

Layered areas in seams and hems are stiff
Layers may separate
May be laminated off grain
 Bagging may occur causing the need for a lining
Uneven shrinkage
First quality fabrics are typically not bonded

105 Malimo

1. Describe the construction method of swatch #105.

Answer: Yarns are knitted around laid warp and filling yarns. The method is called knit-
through.

2. What are the yarn types in swatch #105?

Answer: Spun ply, spun, and filament yarns.

3. What is a possible end use for swatch #105?

Answer: Window casement.

106 Quilted Fabric

1. How many layers are in swatch #106?

Answer: 3

2. How are the layers joined together?

Answer: Stitch bonded with thread

3. What are two characteristics of quilted fabrics?

Answer:
Any of the following:

3 layers
Bulky
Warm
Contain decorative patterns

107 Quilted Fabric

1. How many layers are in swatch #107?

Answer: 3

2. How were these layers formed?

Answer: Ultrasonic fusion using a pinsonic thermal joining machine

3. What type of fibers is required in order to use the ultrasonic quilting method?
Answer: Thermoplastic fibers
108 Muslin

1. Has swatch #108 been dyed or printed?

Answer: No.

2. What is a term for fabrics that have not received any dyeing, printing or finishing?
Answer: Greige goods (also called gray goods or loom state)

3. What characteristics indicate swatch #108 as greige goods?

Answer: The dark specks in the cotton fabric and the natural color

109 Bleached Muslin

1. How was the color achieved on swatch #109?

Answer: Bleached

2. What are the two types of bleaches?

Answer: Acid and alkaline.

3. What is a common end use for swatch #109?

Answer: Sheeting

4. How is swatch #109 different from #108?

Answer: It is bleached/white

110 Glazed Chintz

1. How is the finish produced on swatch #110?

Answer: By using a friction calender

2. What is the dye/print method of swatch #110?

Answer: Screen Print

3. What characteristic does the finish enhance on swatch #110?

Answer: It gives the fabric a higher luster

111 Embossed Seersucker

1. How was the finish achieved on swatch #111?

Answer: By using an embossing calender that is engraved with a design and heated. A larger
paper roll is also used. The fabric is drawn between the two rolls and embossed with the design.

2. What two other fabrics in the swatch kit are similar to swatch #111?
Answer: Seersucker #74 & Plissé #115

3. Is the design on swatch #111 a structural design or an applied design?

 Answer: Applied.

112 Organdy

1. What color is swatch #112 and how was the color achieved?
Answer: White and it was bleached.

2. How was the finish on swatch #112 achieved?

Answer: Treating the fabric with sulfuric acid.

3. What is the purpose of this finish?

Answer: To create a stiff fabric to use for stiffening apparel and draperies.

4. What finish is applied to swatch #112?

Answer: Acid finish/parchementized

113 Buckram

1. What type of fabric is used to make buckram?

Answer: Cheesecloth

2. How is the finish on swatch #113 achieved?

Answer: The fabric is submerged in a mixture of waxes, oils, glycerine and softeners.

3. What is the purpose of this finish?

Answer: To add weight and body to the fabric.

114 Drapery Sheer

1. How was the pattern achieved on swatch #114?

Answer: A chemical solvent was printed on the fabric. The solvent was formulated to cause one
of the fiber contents to dissolve, which left sheer areas and created the pattern.

2. What is one way to determine if a fabric that is labeled as a burn-out is truly a burn-out fabric?
Answer: Look at the fiber content to see if it is 100% of a fiber content or a blend. If it is 100%
of any fiber content it cannot be a burn-out.

3. If swatch #114 were 100% polyester, how could a similar effect be achieved?
Answer: By using an extra yarn weave to weave the fabric.

4. What is the fiber content of swatch #114?

Answer: 65% Polyester/35% Cotton

115 Plissé

1. How were the stripes produced on swatch #115?

Answer: Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda) was printed in stripes causing the fabric to shrink in
the areas where the chemical was applied.
 2. What two other fabrics in the swatch kit resemble swatch #115?
Answer: Seersucker #74 & Embossed Seersucker #111

3. The stripes in swatch #74 were created by the slack-tension weave. When comparing the stripes in
swatch #115 to the stripes created through the finish applied to swatch #115, which fabric will be
more likely to retain its puckered stripes throughout the life of the garment?
Answer: Seersucker.

116 Flocked Dotted Swiss

1. The following video illustrates on of the flocking methods. Watch the video, study the flocking
information in your text and then list the two types of flocking methods.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COH6I0bO-gU&feature=related
Answer: The two flocking methods are mechanical and electrostatic flocking.

2. Which flocking process produces more yards per minute?

Answer: Mechanical Flocking

3. Which method gives better end on end fiber orientation?

Answer: Electrostatic Flocking

4. What other fabric in the swatch kit does swatch #116 simulate?
Answer: Dotted Swiss

117 Eyelet

1. Watch the following videos, read the information in your text about embroidery machines and list
the two types of embroidery machines.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjLVZw_dR1I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mI_kfM_Z9hk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyVWGCSQ584
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9L9Ch8tcCo

Answer: The two types of machines are shuttle embroidery (Schiffli embroidery machines are
earlier versions of the shuttle machines) and multihead embroidery machines.

2. How was the color achieved on swatch #117?

Answer: It was bleached.

4. Is the design on swatch #117 a structural or applied design?

Answer: Applied design

118 Flannel

1. This is a cotton flannel. Why is an all-wool flannel a better insulator than a cotton flannel?
Answer: The cotton flannel nap flattens under pressure and is not as resilient as the wool flannel.

2. List two other fabrics in the swatch kit that have a napped finish.
 Answer: Fleece & Double cloth

3. List two construction methods that may have a napped finish.

Answer:
Any of the following:

Plain weave
Twill weave
Knits

119 Sunbrella® Outdoor Fabric

1. This swatch was solution dyed. What is another term for solution dyeing?
Answer:
Any of the following:

Mass pigmentation
Producer-colored
Spun-dyed
Dope dyeing
Mass coloration

2. What is one advantage of solution dyeing?

Answer:
Excellent colorfastness
Good method for fibers that are hard to dye using other methods
Good method for achieving the correct depth of shade

3. Why do you think that Sunbrella uses the solution dyeing method for the acrylic fabrics it
produces?
Answer: To create a product that is more resistant to fading since solution dyeing creates a more
colorfast product.

4. What is one disadvantage of solution dyeing?

Answer:
Any of the following:

High costs
Limited to manufactured fibers
Inability to respond to rapid color trend changes

120 Ripstop

1. Describe the appearance of swatch #120?

Answer: Matte luster. Bumpy texture. Small square design.

2. Swatch #120 was piece dyed. Why is there a black yarn in the fabric.
Answer: The black yarn is carbon and it does not absorb dye.

3. List two other swatches in your kit that were piece dyed.
121 Apparel Fabric

1. How was the color achieved in swatch #121?

Answer: The fabric was piece dyed and then overprinted using a direct roller print method that
removes some of the color from the piece dyed fabric. It is called discharge printing.

2. What are two advantages of direct roller printing?

Answer:
Any two of the following:

Multiple colors can be used

Inexpensive
Duplex prints are possible

3. What are two disadvantages of direct roller printing?

Answer:
Any two of the following:

Number of colors is limited by equipment being used.

Engraving the rollers is expensive
If the rollers are not aligned properly the result will be an out-of-register print.
The print scale is limited by the size of the roller.

122 Ikat

1. Locate a picture of a textile product made with this type of fabric. You may use magazines, the
internet or make a picture of something you own. Mount (or copy and paste) the picture below.

2. What is done to the yarns of swatch #122 before they are dyed to create this unique look?
Answer: The yarns are tied and then dyed

3. Explain why this type of printing method is expensive.

Answer: It is a labor intensive hand process that requires careful planning.

4. Watch the videos below about ikat production.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfa7srYWo4s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVDKba9MGmU&NR=1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OAnnvPEOl8
 Create your own ikat yarns by tying white or natural colored cotton yarns at intervals and dyeing
different colors. Post a picture our your result below,

123 Batik

1. What product is used to create the shapes in this dye/print method?

Answer: Wax

2. List two advantages of this printing method.

Answer:
Any of the following:

Hand Process
Unique Look
Multiple color patterns

3. List one identifying feature of a fabric that has been printed using this technique.
Answer: Cracks or drips in the design due to the wax cracking while on the fabric

124 Heat Transfer Paper

1. Read the information and watch the heat transfer printing process on this page

http://www.jesseheap.com/heat-transfer-printing-introduction.html.

2. List four heat transfer applications:

Answer:
Any 4 of the following:

Point of purchase banners, signage, displays, skirting, carpeting, etc

Advertising specialties - mouse pads, wrist pads, beverage insulators, clip boards, etc.
Ceramic tiles, wall murals and interior design
Snow skis, snowboards, cycling helmets, in-line skates, water sports equipment
Gaming tables, chips
Lettering, Rhinestones/crystals
Uni-sub wood, clipboards, plaques, signage, vending machines message boards, table tops,
counter tops, flooring, etc.
Microfiber based sports apparel, T-shirts, caps, swimsuits, jackets, tote bags, cut apparel parts,
large format textiles, etc.
125 Interlock

1. If the dye/print method of swatch #125 were not given, what other dye/print method would produce
this type of design?
Answer: Screen Print

2. List two advantages of heat transfer printing?

Answer:
Any of the following: Quick response

Minimal downtime
Detailed designs
Clear photographic print
Printing can be done on three dimensional fabrics (circular knits) and products (such as
garments)
Minimal environmental impact from dyes
Low capital and space needs

3. List two disadvantages of heat transfer printing?

Answer:
Any two of the following:

Disposal of waste paper

Limited to sublimable disperse dyes
Storage conditions may cause dye transfer

126 Calico

1. Create your own blotch print. Draw a 2 x 3 rectangle in the space below. Draw small flower designs
in the rectangle. Color the background one color and the flowers different colors. Leave some parts of
the flowers white.

2. Locate a picture of a textile product (garment, curtains, etc.) that is made from calico. You may
use magazines, the internet or make a picture of something you own. Mount (or copy and paste) the
picture below.
3. If the back of swatch #126 were the same color as the background of the front of the swatch, what
dye/print method would have been used to create the print?
Answer: Resist Print/Screen Method (Overprinting)