SFL 358 Final Exam Questions with 100% Correct
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plain weave variation, paired warp and paired weft
basket weave
most interlacings; no technical face of back
Plain weave
visible diagonal lines
Twill weave
Considerably larger weft than warp
Rib weave
long, lustrous floats on the surface
Satin Weave- rayon polyester, acetate and silk
used only on hydrophobic materials
water-jet loom
the filling yarn is premeasured and guided through a nozzle, where a narrow jet of air
sends it through a shed
air- jet loom
narrow edge of woven fabric that runs parallel to the warp
selvage
uses two carriers to weave weft yarns
, rapier loom
Number of warp yarns and weft yarns per square inch (added together and expressed
as one number) is referred to as:
thread count
Woven fabric with the same number and size of yarns per inch in both the warp and
weft/filling directions is called ____________ ___________.
balanced weave
A frame holding the heddles in position during weaving
harness
set of looped wires or cords on a loom, with an eye in the center through which a warp
yarn passes through
Heddles
A device that carries filling yarns back and forth in the loom
Shuttle
weaving
at least one set of warp yearns and a a means for the filling yarn to interlace with the warp
yarns as they move horizontally from one side to the other.
woven fabrics
produced by interlacing yarns that are generally perpendicular to one another.
warp or ends Yarns
Answers
plain weave variation, paired warp and paired weft
basket weave
most interlacings; no technical face of back
Plain weave
visible diagonal lines
Twill weave
Considerably larger weft than warp
Rib weave
long, lustrous floats on the surface
Satin Weave- rayon polyester, acetate and silk
used only on hydrophobic materials
water-jet loom
the filling yarn is premeasured and guided through a nozzle, where a narrow jet of air
sends it through a shed
air- jet loom
narrow edge of woven fabric that runs parallel to the warp
selvage
uses two carriers to weave weft yarns
, rapier loom
Number of warp yarns and weft yarns per square inch (added together and expressed
as one number) is referred to as:
thread count
Woven fabric with the same number and size of yarns per inch in both the warp and
weft/filling directions is called ____________ ___________.
balanced weave
A frame holding the heddles in position during weaving
harness
set of looped wires or cords on a loom, with an eye in the center through which a warp
yarn passes through
Heddles
A device that carries filling yarns back and forth in the loom
Shuttle
weaving
at least one set of warp yearns and a a means for the filling yarn to interlace with the warp
yarns as they move horizontally from one side to the other.
woven fabrics
produced by interlacing yarns that are generally perpendicular to one another.
warp or ends Yarns
