FABRIC ONLINE WORKSHEET

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Write your name on the top of your paper. Answer the questions listed below.

  1. What are the five different types of textiles?
  2. Where do natural fibers come from?
  3. What provides more textile fibers than animals or minerals?
  4. What animals besides sheep provide wool?
  5. What are manufactured fibers made from?
  6. What are the chief fibers made from petrochemicals?
  7. How many sets of yarns are used to make woven fabrics? To make knits?

COTTON

  1. Where did cotton first grow?
  2. Who are the major producers of cotton?
  3. What are the 3 properties of cotton?

WOOL

  1. What was the first animal fiber to be made into cloth?
  2. How many types of wool are there?
  3. What are 3 properties of wool?

SILK

  1. What country started producing silk?
  2. What do silk worms eat?
  3. What are 3 properties of silk?

POLYESTER

  1. Polyesters are made mostly from chemicals in ______.
  2. What is the most used fiber?
  3. Name 3 properties of polyester.

NYLON

  1. Nylon was used as a substitute for what?
  2. Name 3 properties of nylon
  3. What are 4 uses for nylon?

APPAREL

  1. What 4 factors affect the type of clothing people wear?
  2. What are the 3 basic reasons that people wear clothes?

CLIMATE

Describe the type of clothing worn in each climate:

  1. Cold
  2. Warm
  3. Temperature

CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS

  1. Pick 4 countries and describe their clothing traditions.

RELIGION

  1. What is a chador and who wears it?
  2. What is a yarmulke and who wears it?

STATUS

  1. In ancient China, how did status affect clothing?
  2. How does women’s status in Afghanistan affect their clothing?
  3. How do we Americans show our status by the clothes we wear?

COLOR/COLOR SIGNIFICANCE

  1. After reading the descriptions of each color, what color do you like to wear the most? The least? What does that say about you? Do you agree with the color description?

Two babies were talking and one said, “I’m a girl.” The other baby said, “How do you know?” She replied, “I heard my mommy say so.” The other baby said, “Well, I’m a boy,” “How do you know?” the baby girl asked. The boy baby pulled back his blanket and said, “See? Blue booties!”

FASHION

  1. What does fashion mean?
  2. Who had a big influence on fashion from 1300-1800?
  3. In the 1800s, what made clothing more available to people at lower prices?
  4. How have wars affected clothing?
  5. What new developments have affected fashion?
  6. What two trends in the 20th century have influenced clothing the most?

FABRIC ONLINE WORKSHEET--KEY

The website used for this assignment is found at Click on ThinkQuest Internet Challenge Library. Go to the bottom of the page and type in fabrics. Click on search. Click on Fabric Online. Then, Click here to view this site.

  1. What are the five different types of textiles?

Cotton, wool, silk, nylon, polyester

  1. Where do natural fibers come from?

Plants, animals, minerals

  1. What provides more textile fibers than animals or minerals?

Plants

  1. What animals besides sheep provide wool?

Camel family, goats

  1. What are manufactured fibers made from?

Wood pulp, cotton linters or petrochemicals

  1. What are the chief fibers made from petrochemicals?

Nylon, polyester, acrylic, olefin

  1. How many sets of yarns are used to make woven fabrics? To make knits?

21

COTTON

  1. Where did cotton first grow?

East Africa

  1. Who are the major producers of cotton?

United States, Russia, China, India

  1. What are 3 properties of cotton?

Soft and comfortable, absorbs perspiration, wrinkles easily, good color retention, strong and durable

WOOL

  1. What was the first animal fiber to be made into cloth?

Wool

  1. How many types of wool are there?

200

  1. What are 3 properties of wool?

Hard wearing and absorbs moisture, smolders over flame, lightweight and versatile, doesn’t wrinkle easily, resistant to dirt

SILK

  1. What country started producing silk?

China

  1. What do silk worms eat?

Mulberry leaves

  1. What are 3 properties of silk?

Versatile and comfortable, absorbs moisture, cool in summer, warm in winter, easily dyed, retains shape, poor resistance to sunlight, strongest natural fiber

POLYESTER

  1. Polyesters are made mostly from chemicals in ______.

Petroleum

  1. What is the most used fiber?

Polyester

  1. Name 3 properties of polyester.

Resists wrinkling, easy to launder, dries quickly, resistant to stretching and shrinking

NYLON

  1. Nylon was used as a substitute for what?

Silk

  1. Name 3 properties of nylon.

Strong and elastic, easy to launder, dries quickly, retains its shape, resililent

  1. What are 4 uses for nylon?

APPAREL

  1. What 4 factors affect the type of clothing people wear?

Climate, customs and traditions, religion, status

  1. What are the 3 basic reasons that people wear clothes?

Protection, communication, decoration

CLIMATE

Describe the type of clothing worn in each climate:

  1. Cold

Fur, wool, closely woven fabrics

  1. Warm

Cotton, linen, white or light-colored clothes, sandals

  1. Temperature

Clothes vary with the seasons

CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS

  1. Pick 4 countries and describe their clothing traditions.

Students will have different answers.

RELIGION

  1. What is a chador and who wears it?

Covering for Muslim women.

  1. What is a yarmulkes and who wears it?

A skull cap for Jewish men

STATUS

  1. In ancient China, how did status affect their clothing?

Scholars wore long blue gowns’ upper class women had colorful silk robes; common people wore jackets and pants

  1. How does women’s status in Afghanistan affect their clothing?

Due to women’s low status, they must cover the entire body except for the eyes

  1. How do we American’s show our status by the clothes we wear?

Name brands and styles

COLOR/COLOR SIGNIFICANCE

  1. After reading the descriptions of each color, what color do you like to wear the most? The least? What does that say about you? Do you agree with the color description?

Each student will have a different answer

FASHION

  1. What does fashion mean?

A style of clothing worn by most people who live in a country

  1. Who had a big influence on fashion from 1300-1800?

Royalty

  1. In the 1800s, what made clothing more available to people at lower prices?

Mass production

  1. How have wars affected clothing?

Styles and fabrics have been brought from other countries

  1. What new developments have affected fashion?

New dyes, machinery and textiles

  1. What two trends in the 20th century have influenced clothing the most?

Blurring of gender boundaries, importance of casual and sports attire