MSDE 2650 ITEXTILES EXAM 2 QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ACCURATE ANSWERS
Filament yarns can be manufactured with ________ fibers - Answers - Silk, rayon
How is yarn size described for filament fibers? - Answers - Denier (D), mass per unit
length
Compared to ring spun yarns, open-end spun yarns are _____ - Answers - Faster to
manufacture, less uniform
If one yarn is made of cotton and the other yarn is made of polyester, what is the
resulting yarn called if the two are twisted together? - Answers - a combination
monofilament yarns are often used for - Answers - sutures and fishing line
____ twist is used to create a spun yarn with optimal strength. - Answers - Medium
no twist yarns are generally used for - Answers - satin fabrics
what is the name of yarn with a very high twist that is used in making fabrics with a
pebbled surface? - Answers - crepe
how is the appearance of a spun yarn different from a filament yarn? - Answers - the
spun yarn is fuzzy
Yarns made of many filament fibers are known as _____ yarns - Answers - multifilament
yarn twist affects ________ - Answers - strength
fineness
appearance
Fabrics made of textured bulk filament (BCF) will appear ______ - Answers - like spun
yarns but no lint
Which yarn spinning method is considered to be the standard of the industry to which all
others are compared? - Answers - Ring spinning
Ring spinning is typically slower than open-end spinning - Answers - True
In direct systems, the lower the number, the finer the yarn - Answers - True
Low twist staple yarns have a tendency to pill easily - Answers - True
VERIFIED ACCURATE ANSWERS
Filament yarns can be manufactured with ________ fibers - Answers - Silk, rayon
How is yarn size described for filament fibers? - Answers - Denier (D), mass per unit
length
Compared to ring spun yarns, open-end spun yarns are _____ - Answers - Faster to
manufacture, less uniform
If one yarn is made of cotton and the other yarn is made of polyester, what is the
resulting yarn called if the two are twisted together? - Answers - a combination
monofilament yarns are often used for - Answers - sutures and fishing line
____ twist is used to create a spun yarn with optimal strength. - Answers - Medium
no twist yarns are generally used for - Answers - satin fabrics
what is the name of yarn with a very high twist that is used in making fabrics with a
pebbled surface? - Answers - crepe
how is the appearance of a spun yarn different from a filament yarn? - Answers - the
spun yarn is fuzzy
Yarns made of many filament fibers are known as _____ yarns - Answers - multifilament
yarn twist affects ________ - Answers - strength
fineness
appearance
Fabrics made of textured bulk filament (BCF) will appear ______ - Answers - like spun
yarns but no lint
Which yarn spinning method is considered to be the standard of the industry to which all
others are compared? - Answers - Ring spinning
Ring spinning is typically slower than open-end spinning - Answers - True
In direct systems, the lower the number, the finer the yarn - Answers - True
Low twist staple yarns have a tendency to pill easily - Answers - True
