FABRIC ONLINE WORKSHEET



FABRIC ONLINE WORKSHEET

Use the library or online resources to find the answers to these questions.

Some sites that will be helpful:

Types of Clothing

While Wikipedia isn’t always the most reliable (we’ll keep that in mind), but this page should be helpful.

History for kids – China

Afghan clothing – another Wikipedia site

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

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

COTTON

7. Where did cotton first grow?

8. Who are the major producers of cotton?

9. What are the 3 properties of cotton?

WOOL

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

11. How many types of wool are there?

12. What are 3 properties of wool?

SILK

13. What country started producing silk?

14. What do silk worms eat?

15. What are 3 properties of silk?

POLYESTER

16. Polyesters are made mostly from chemicals in ____________________.

17. What is the most used fiber?

18. Name 3 properties of polyester.

NYLON

19. Nylon was used as a substitute for what?

20. Name 3 properties of nylon

21. What are 4 uses for nylon?

APPAREL

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

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

CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS

24. Pick 4 countries and describe their clothing traditions.

STATUS (please include a Christian worldview in your responses to these questions.)

25. In ancient China, how did status affect clothing? You may wish to expand on the idea of foot binding.

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

27. How do we Americans show our status by the clothes we wear?

FASHION

28. What does fashion mean?

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

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

31. How have wars affected clothing?

32. What new developments have affected fashion?

33. 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

2. Where do natural fibers come from?

Plants, animals, minerals

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

Plants

4. What animals besides sheep provide wool?

Camel family, goats

5. What are manufactured fibers made from?

Wood pulp, cotton linters or petrochemicals

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

2. 1

COTTON

7. Where did cotton first grow?

East Africa

8. Who are the major producers of cotton?

United States, Russia, China, India

9. What are 3 properties of cotton?

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

WOOL

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

Wool

11. How many types of wool are there?

200

12. 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

13. What country started producing silk?

China

14. What do silk worms eat?

Mulberry leaves

15. 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

16. Polyesters are made mostly from chemicals in ____________________.

Petroleum

17. What is the most used fiber?

Polyester

18. Name 3 properties of polyester.

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

NYLON

19. Nylon was used as a substitute for what?

Silk

20. Name 3 properties of nylon.

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

21. What are 4 uses for nylon?

APPAREL

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

Climate, customs and traditions, religion, status

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

Protection, communication, decoration

CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS

24. Pick 4 countries and describe their clothing traditions.

Students will have different answers.

STATUS

25. 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

26. 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

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

Name brands and styles

FASHION

28. What does fashion mean?

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

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

Royalty

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

Mass production

31. How have wars affected clothing?

Styles and fabrics have been brought from other countries

32. What new developments have affected fashion?

New dyes, machinery and textiles

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

Blurring of gender boundaries, importance of casual and sports attire

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