Basic Viva For Textile Engineers (Fabric Related) Part-6

 

151. What is baft?

Ans: Cheap coarse cotton fabric.

152. What is atlas?

Ans: Rich satin fabric.

153. What is bump?

Ans: Coarse cotton fabric.

154. What is calamanco?

Ans: Satin twilled woollen fabric.

155. What is camaca?

Ans: Fine silk fabric.

156. What is chambray?

Ans: Lightweight fabric with coloured warp and white filling.

157. What is chino?

Ans: Strong twilled cotton cloth.

158. What is crash?

Ans: Coarse drapery and towelling fabric.

159. What is dimity?

Ans: Sheer and stout white cotton.

160. What is delaine?

Ans: Light fabric of wool or mixed wool and cotton.

161. What is domett?

Ans: Plain cotton-wool blend.

162. What is drill?

Ans: Durable twilled cotton.

163. What is faille?

Ans: Shiny closely woven silk, cotton or rayon fabric.

164. What is foulard?

Ans: Soft lightweight plain-woven or twilled silk fabric.

165. What is flannel?

Ans: Light woollen fabric.

166. What is fuji?

Ans: Plain spun silk fabric.

167. herringbone?

Ans: Twilled fabric woven in rows of parallel sloping lines.

168. What is jacquard ?

Ans: Intricately-woven variegated fabric; loom for making jacquard.

169. What is jean?

Ans: Durable twilled cotton material.

170. What is lasting?

Ans: Sturdy cotton or worsted cloth.

171. What is melton?

Ans: Strong and smooth heavy woollen cloth.

172. What is muslin?

Ans: Plain-woven fine cotton.

173. What is ninon?

Ans: Silk voile or other thin fabric.

174. What is oxford?

Ans: Soft durable plain-woven cotton.

175. What is ramie?

Ans: Strong lustrous fabric resembling linen or silk.

176. What is rep?

Ans: Plain-woven fabric with crosswise ribs.

177. What is romal?

Ans: Handkerchief or headcloth; silk or cotton fabric.

178. What is weaving?

Ans. the process of interlacing two sets of yarns namely warp and weft, at right angle to make a fabric, according to design.

179. What is knitting?

Ans. It is the process of producing fabric by transferring continuous yarns into interlocking loops, each row of loop hanging from the one immediately preceding it.

180. How many sets of yarn are used in knitting?

Ans. One set (warp or weft).