Textiles (fabrics) are made from natural fibres like cotton, wool, silk or linen are manufactured in three stages - spinning, weaving or knitting and finishing. Most synthetic fibres like nylon, polyester and viscose are normally continuous filament fibres and do not require the spinning part of the process. Natural fibres require spinning because they usually have short fibres. Spun fibres are called yarn. Yarn for weaving is twisted tightly to make it strong and so woven fabrics don't stretch much. Yarn for knitting is twisted more loosely to make it stretchy. Woven fabrics are made on a... Show more Textiles (fabrics) are made from natural fibres like cotton, wool, silk or linen are manufactured in three stages - spinning, weaving or knitting and finishing. Most synthetic fibres like nylon, polyester and viscose are normally continuous filament fibres and do not require the spinning part of the process. Natural fibres require spinning because they usually have short fibres. Spun fibres are called yarn. Yarn for weaving is twisted tightly to make it strong and so woven fabrics don't stretch much. Yarn for knitting is twisted more loosely to make it stretchy. Woven fabrics are made on a loom and are made from a weft and a warp. The weft is the yarn that goes across the width of the fabric and the warp is along the length of the fabric. In some types of weaving, the weft is doubled back on itself to form the selvedge. This is an edge of the fabric that does not fray. Knitted fabrics are made by looping together the yarn. There are two types, weft knitted (made by hand or machine) and warp knitted (made by machine). All textiles are made from fibres. The fibres may be natural and come from animals or plants. Or they may be synthetic and come from minerals such as coal or oil. There are even some synthetic fabrics that are made from plant materials. But whichever type of fabric you are using for your design, it needs joining together. The best way to join fabrics is by sewing - the yarn is as flexible as the fabric. When cutting fabrics, they need to be cut a little larger than the pattern to allow for sewing a seam. Fabrics can be decorated in many ways. They can be dyed, screen printed, embroidered and more. Patterns can be created in the fabric at the weaving or knitting stage by using coloured yarns - carpets and your Christmas jumper are two good examples. Once a fabric has been turned into a garment, soft toy or other item, at some point it will need washing and drying. Every fabric article has a care label sewn into it. This contains standard symbols that tells the owner how the item should be washed. Show less
Textiles (fabrics) are made from natural fibres like cotton, wool, silk or linen are manufactured in three stages - spinning, weaving or knitting and finishing. Most synthetic fibres like nylon, polyester and viscose are normally continuous filament fibres and do not require the spinning part of the process. Natural fibres require spinning because they usually have short fibres. Spun fibres are called yarn. Yarn for weaving is twisted tightly to make it strong and so woven fabrics don't stretch much. Yarn for knitting is twisted more loosely to make it stretchy.
Woven fabrics are made on a loom and are made from a weft and a warp. The weft is the yarn that goes across the width of the fabric and the warp is along the length of the fabric. In some types of weaving, the weft is doubled back on itself to form the selvedge. This is an edge of the fabric that does not fray. Knitted fabrics are made by looping together the yarn. There are two types, weft knitted (made by hand or machine) and warp knitted (made by machine).
All textiles are made from fibres. The fibres may be natural and come from animals or plants. Or they may be synthetic and come from minerals such as coal or oil. There are even some synthetic fabrics that are made from plant materials. But whichever type of fabric you are using for your design, it needs joining together. The best way to join fabrics is by sewing - the yarn is as flexible as the fabric. When cutting fabrics, they need to be cut a little larger than the pattern to allow for sewing a seam.
Fabrics can be decorated in many ways. They can be dyed, screen printed, embroidered and more. Patterns can be created in the fabric at the weaving or knitting stage by using coloured yarns - carpets and your Christmas jumper are two good examples. Once a fabric has been turned into a garment, soft toy or other item, at some point it will need washing and drying. Every fabric article has a care label sewn into it. This contains standard symbols that tells the owner how the item should be washed.
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