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Filament Fibers
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Continuous in length (silky, thin, smooth, long frays, slippery, delicate-looking, translucent)
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Staple Fibers
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Limited in length (short, bulky, textured, dull, thick)
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Fiber
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Natural or man-made; characteristics for being made into fabrics
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Fabric
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Fibers that are made into yarns; can be woven or knit; processed fibers
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Filament Fabric (Examples)
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Velvet, Garbardine, Brocade, Satin, Charmeuse, Crepe, Chiffon, China Silk
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Staple Fabric (Examples)
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Flannel Tweed, Ratine, Flannel, Gingham, Denim, Crepe, Gabardine
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Which generic fibers occur in both staple and filament form?
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Silk, Polyester, Rayon, Nylon
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Which occur only in staple form?
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Wool, Cotton, Acrylic, Linen
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Physical Structure Components
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Length, Cross-Section Shape, Diameter, Surface Contour, Crimp, Fiber Parts
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Woolen
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A slightly irregular bulky wool or wool-like yarn that has not been combed
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Worsted
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A smooth, straight and uniform wool or wool-like yarn that has been processed to remove short fibers and make the remaining fibers more parallel
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Medulla
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An airy, honeycombed core present in some wool fibers
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Cortex
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The main part of wool fibers; it contains two cell types
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Cuticle
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A wax-like film covering the outermost layer of a cotton fiber
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Felting
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Refers to a method of producing a fabric directly from wool fibers by interlocking the fibers' scales
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