HUEC 2045 Lecture : Notes
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Textile: a broad classification of materials, used in constructing fabrics. Includes fibers and yarn: cloth, woven or knitted. Properties: chemical, physical, mechanical, fineness (how wide in diameter), flexibility, strength, durability, etc. Fibers: extremely fine, hair-like strands, almost invisible to the human eye, smallest element of a fabric. Assembly of fibers twisted or held together in a continuous strand. Different types of yarns with same fiber can look different. Variations: twisted tight hard twist. Finishes special treatment to a fiber, yarn, or fabric: enhance performance, overcome undesirable properties. 27,000 years ago woven fabric imprint on clay pots. 7,000 bc linen; turkey; oldest fragment of cloth. 6,000 bc sandals missouri cave; dr. jenna kuttruff (tam department head) 1,000 bc the silk road to china: greece, rome, egypt. Crusades: silk and cotton from middle east to europe. 15th century trade fairs in france (1st documented: wools from england silks from middle east, created 1st international banking arrangements.
