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Why does cotton dye easily? - correct answer ✔✔Cotton is made of cellulose, a natural fiber
which is attracted to water, and therefore takes dye easier.
Why does polyester not dye well? - correct answer ✔✔Polyester is a synthetic fiber, so it repels
water and dye molecules.
Why do staple fibers absorb color better than filament fibers? - correct answer ✔✔short, fuzzy
fibers uptake dye easier through protruding ends and hollow fibers.
What is the tint of red? - correct answer ✔✔Pink
What is the brightness/dullness of a color called? - correct answer ✔✔Intensity
the schizophrenic color - correct answer ✔✔Yellow
What color physically inhibits the secretion of adrenaline? - correct answer ✔✔Baker-Miller
Pink
What are the primary colors? - correct answer ✔✔Red, Yellow, Blue
The combination of two primary colors - correct answer ✔✔Secondary color
Overprint - correct answer ✔✔Printed on a pre-dyed fabric/garment
, Duplex Print - correct answer ✔✔Fabric is printed on both sides
Cross-Dying - correct answer ✔✔A piece dying process that produces multiple colors in a
blended fabric when dyes that are reactive with each fiber are used in a single dye bath
Who is credited with discovering color? - correct answer ✔✔Sir Isaac Newton
What does it mean when something is colorfast? - correct answer ✔✔It takes dye very well and
sets quickly & effectively
Level - correct answer ✔✔When the color is uniform/looks the same throughout the entire
fabric
Mordant - correct answer ✔✔an ancient dye process step using a chemical such as salt and
aluminum to improve end product, from latin word meaning to bite
Direct printing - correct answer ✔✔color is applied directly to the fabric in the pattern and
location desired.
Metamerism - correct answer ✔✔When a color matches in one light source but not in another,
what is it called?
Lab dip or Multi Fiber Fabric - correct answer ✔✔a small swatch of fabric that has been dyed to
match a specific color standard
What color was the first synthetic dye? - correct answer ✔✔Mauve