Basic Terminology and Fundamental Fabric Analysis 1 BASIC TEXTILE TERMS 1 FABRIC SAMPLES 2 Fiber 2 Yam 3 Woven Fabrics 4 Knitted Fabric & Non-Wovens 4 Dyeing 5 Printing 5 Finishing 5 ‘THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY 5 ‘The Primary Textile Industry 5 Review 6 2 e Natural Fibers and General Textile Properties NATURAL FIBERS 8. CLASSIFICATION OF NATURAL FIBERS 9 : CELLULOSIC FIBERS 9 Cotton 9 Bast Fibers 145 PROTEIN FIBERS 16 Wool and Hair Fibers 16 ‘A Subjective Look at Wool 16 Qualities Common to All Wool 16 Woo! from the Marketing Perspective 17 Quality of Wool 17 Reclaimed Wool 18. ‘Summary of Wool Grades 18 Properties of Wool 18 Tropical Worsteds 19, Felting 19 Machine Washable Wools 20 Damage 20 Sik 24 MINERAL FIBERS 22 Review 23 Manufactured Fibers and General Textile Properties 25 4 MANUFACTURED FIBERS IN GENERAL 26 FURTHER FACTS ABOUT MANUFACTURED FIBERS 27 Rayon 27 Acetate and Triacetate 28 Petroleum Plastics 28 MARKETING OF SYNTHETIC-FIBER TEXTILES 28 The Feasibility of Producing High-Fashion Synthetics 29 LIMITATIONS OF PLASTIC FIBERS 31. ‘SPECIFIC MANUFACTURED FIBERS 31 Rayon 31 Acetate 32 Trlacetate 33 Acrylic 33 Nylon 38, Glass 38 Rubber 39 Modacrylic Fiber 39 Polyester 40 Spandex 40 Olefin 42 Review 42 Textile Yarns ‘TYPES OF YARNS 44 YARN MANUFACTURE 47 Spun Yams 47 Filament Yarns 55 Crepe Yams 55)