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Fibers & Fabric Care

Fibers & Fabric Care. Chapter 11 & Laundry. What are textiles??. Any materials made with yarns, cloth, or fibers. What are fibers?. The basic unit that makes fabric Fibers are grouped and twisted together to form a continuous strand, called yarn.

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Fibers & Fabric Care

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  1. Fibers & Fabric Care Chapter 11 & Laundry

  2. What are textiles?? • Any materials made with yarns, cloth, or fibers

  3. What are fibers? • The basic unit that makes fabric • Fibers are grouped and twisted together to form a continuous strand, called yarn. • Classified according to their source or origin and name • Natural • Manufactured

  4. Names • Generic Name • Indicates a general classification of fibers, similar to composition • Cotton, wool, and polyester are examples • Trade Name • Companies have a specific name for each manufactured fabric they produce • Registered trademarks and protected by law

  5. Trade name - example • Polyester is a generic name for a manufactured fiber • Its trade name may be: • Dacron – a DuPont product • Acrilan – a Solutia product • Fortrel – a Wellman product

  6. Natural Fibers • Come from natural sources • Plants – from cellulose • Cotton • Flax • Ramie • Animal – made of protein • Wool - sheep • Silk – spun by silkworms

  7. Manufactured Fibers • Cellulosic fibers • Produced from wood pulp, with a minimum of chemical steps • Rayon (1st manufactured fiber) • lyocell • acetate • triacetate • Noncellulosic • Made from carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen molecules linked together into long chains called polymers • All others

  8. Clothing CareLaundry

  9. How many of you do your own laundry? • Have you ever damaged your clothes while caring for them (washing, drying, ironing, etc.)?

  10. Care labels • Permanently attached label in a garment • Neckline or side seam • Tells how to care for clothing item • Washing • Bleaching • Drying • Ironing • Dry-cleaning

  11. Laundry Detergent • Cleaning agents that remove soil from fabric and prevent it from returning to the fabric. • All-purpose • For all clothing • Ultra • Concentrated, use less • Combination • Detergent + bleach or fabric softener • Fragrance & dye-free • Allergy friendly • Light-duty • Good for hand-washing or machine-washing delicate fabrics

  12. bleach • Chlorine • For use on white clothing • NOT for use on wool, silk, leather, spandex, non-fast colors • Non-chlorine • For use on all fabrics • Mild • Helps maintain brightness Fabric softener • Fabrics feel softer • Have less static electricity • Fragrant

  13. The laundry process • Sort • Colors • Whites vs. darks • Amount of soil • Very dirty vs. somewhat dirty • Fabric type/Care requirements • Jeans vs. delicate items • Water temperature • Etc. • Pretreat • Pretreat product (Shout, etc.) • Detergent • Soak • **COLD WATER**

  14. The laundry process • Wash • Empty pockets • Close zippers • Place delicate items in washer bag • Do NOT overload • Choose proper wash cycles and water temperatures • Read manual or refer to the front of the machine • Hand-Washing • Delicate items • Only 1-2 at a time • Cooler water

  15. The laundry process • Drying • Choose cycle and temperature settings • Air-fluff/dry = NO heat • Do not overload dryer • Wrinkles • Make sure all clothes are dry before putting away • Mildew / smell • Line Dry/Flat Dry • Do NOT put in dryer • Heat can damage clothing **Side Note** Any heat can cause fabrics to fade. Use the lowest heat possible to keep clothes looking nicer longer.

  16. Ironing • Uses heat, moisture, and slight pressure to remove wrinkles from clothes • Iron moves back and forth in a gliding motion • To prevent stretching, always iron in lengthwise and crosswise directions • Read care label for heat settings • To be safe, always start with a lower temperatures than you think you will need

  17. Dry-cleaning • Special cleaning products • https://youtu.be/yTMuJmZDPkA

  18. What went wrong?? • Jason pulled his t-shirts from the dryer with his jeans and sweatshirts. To his surprise, several of his white t-shirts had become gray in color.

  19. What went wrong?? • “Oh no! My favorite sweater is ruined!”, yelled Natasha, as she held her sweater up to herself.

  20. What went wrong?? • Emily carefully sorted the lights and the darks before washing, and was careful to read all of the instructions. However, when she took her clothes from the washer to put in the dryer, there was lint all over the dark clothes. What could have happened?

  21. After having started the washing process, Jake noticed that he had forgotten to add bleach. He opened the washer and poured it directly into the water. To his surprise, when he unloaded the washer he found white streaks and discoloration on a few of his clothes.

  22. Rasheed took his clothes from the dryer and folded them to put away. One particularly dirty pair of jeans still had grease marks and stains, and some of the other clothes didn’t appear to look that clean.

  23. Explain how you would care for an item of clothing with has these symbols on the care label.

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