CTD 215- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 123 pages long!)

• School: University of Alabama
• Department: Clothing, Textiles and Interior Design
• Course: CTD 215
• Professor: Dr.Thompson

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What is product development: the jobs, design and engineering, that make sure the product can/has. Be sold at a profit products that will be used together : when selecting the materials or fabrics to be used in a product or selecting, you must understand textile characteristics and. This is dependent upon fiber and yarn understanding as well. Influence performance: provide characteristics needed for serviceability, need to be readily available, cost-effective, constant supply. Fiber properties: natural fibers: fibers grown or developed in nature in recognizable forms. Except for silk: manufactured or man-made fibers: made from chemical compounds produced in manufacturing facilities, original form not recognizable as a fiber. All manufactured fibers are produced in filament form, but many are cut into short, staple lengths for further processing: physical structure. Length of fiber: filament: long, continuous fiber, multifilament, filament tow: filaments crimped, then cut, staple fibers: fibers are short, finite length, generally less than (cid:883)(cid:882)(cid:499)