MDSE 2650 EXAM 3 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ACCURATE ANSWERS
The lengthwise yarns held under continuous tension is called - Answers - warp yarns
What carries the filling yarn across the loom through the shed? - Answers - shuttle
In woven fabrics, __________ yarns run along the length of the loom - Answers - warp
Besides knowing how many yarns are in the warp and weft, what else does the
following description tell you: 180x90 - Answers - its unbalanced
The action of raising and lowering the harnesses to create a space for the filling ran to
be inserted is called - Answers - shedding
What is the main purpose of the selvage? - Answers - to prevent raveling and tearing
during production
What is the best way to determine whether a fabric is knit or woven? - Answers -
unravel the fabric
___ is an example of a lightweight fabric - Answers - organza
Wide-width fabrics are communing used for - Answers - comforters, bed linen,
bedspreads, and table linen
Which fabric construction ravels easily and is described as being interlaced? - Answers
- woven
Is it possible to recognize warp yarns vs filling rans in a fabric even without the selvage?
- Answers - yes, there are usually more warp yarns than filling yarns; and warp yarns
are usually finer
Which fabric construction is made by interloping and tends not to unravel? - Answers -
knit
The width of a fabric is dictated by the ___ - Answers - width of loom
The fabric count for a fabric with 72 ends per inch and 66 picks per inch is written as -
Answers - 72x66
Which of the following is not true of yarn count? - Answers - it is an indication of the size
of the yarns
, What is another term for weft yarns? - Answers - picks, filling
A fabric with warp and filling yarns perpendicular to each other is known as - Answers -
on grain
If there are 200 warp yarns per inch and 150 weft yarns per inch, then what is the
thread count? - Answers - 350
___ is the narrow edge of woven fabric that runs parallel to the warp - Answers -
selvage
What happens when the yarns do not intersect at right angles? What is there term used
for this? - Answers - skewing: the fabric will not drape or print correctly among other
problems
As a textile, what makes nonwovens different from woven and knits? - Answers - they
are made directly from fiber instead of yarns
Bottom weight refers to heavier weight fabrics commonly used for pants and shorts -
Answers - true
Woven fabric stretches the most when it is pulled diagonally - Answers - true
Thread counts above 400 may be false advertising - Answers - true
Thread count is often specified for bed linen - Answers - true
Tru bias is cut at a 45 degree angle from the selvage - Answers - true
The technical face is always the side seen when the garment is worn - Answers - false
Denim is a classic example of a _____________. - Answers - twill weave
The technical back is not used as the design face for ___ - Answers - flannel-back satin
What is a float? - Answers - It's when a yarn skips over more than one yarn.
In sating weave fabrics, high luster is achieved by using - Answers - high luster,
filament, smooth, and long floats yarns
___ is the simplest and most commonly used weave - Answers - plain weave
Rib and basket weaves are variations of ___________ weave - Answers - plain
___ is characterized by a "broken twill" pattern - Answers - herringbone twill
ACCURATE ANSWERS
The lengthwise yarns held under continuous tension is called - Answers - warp yarns
What carries the filling yarn across the loom through the shed? - Answers - shuttle
In woven fabrics, __________ yarns run along the length of the loom - Answers - warp
Besides knowing how many yarns are in the warp and weft, what else does the
following description tell you: 180x90 - Answers - its unbalanced
The action of raising and lowering the harnesses to create a space for the filling ran to
be inserted is called - Answers - shedding
What is the main purpose of the selvage? - Answers - to prevent raveling and tearing
during production
What is the best way to determine whether a fabric is knit or woven? - Answers -
unravel the fabric
___ is an example of a lightweight fabric - Answers - organza
Wide-width fabrics are communing used for - Answers - comforters, bed linen,
bedspreads, and table linen
Which fabric construction ravels easily and is described as being interlaced? - Answers
- woven
Is it possible to recognize warp yarns vs filling rans in a fabric even without the selvage?
- Answers - yes, there are usually more warp yarns than filling yarns; and warp yarns
are usually finer
Which fabric construction is made by interloping and tends not to unravel? - Answers -
knit
The width of a fabric is dictated by the ___ - Answers - width of loom
The fabric count for a fabric with 72 ends per inch and 66 picks per inch is written as -
Answers - 72x66
Which of the following is not true of yarn count? - Answers - it is an indication of the size
of the yarns
, What is another term for weft yarns? - Answers - picks, filling
A fabric with warp and filling yarns perpendicular to each other is known as - Answers -
on grain
If there are 200 warp yarns per inch and 150 weft yarns per inch, then what is the
thread count? - Answers - 350
___ is the narrow edge of woven fabric that runs parallel to the warp - Answers -
selvage
What happens when the yarns do not intersect at right angles? What is there term used
for this? - Answers - skewing: the fabric will not drape or print correctly among other
problems
As a textile, what makes nonwovens different from woven and knits? - Answers - they
are made directly from fiber instead of yarns
Bottom weight refers to heavier weight fabrics commonly used for pants and shorts -
Answers - true
Woven fabric stretches the most when it is pulled diagonally - Answers - true
Thread counts above 400 may be false advertising - Answers - true
Thread count is often specified for bed linen - Answers - true
Tru bias is cut at a 45 degree angle from the selvage - Answers - true
The technical face is always the side seen when the garment is worn - Answers - false
Denim is a classic example of a _____________. - Answers - twill weave
The technical back is not used as the design face for ___ - Answers - flannel-back satin
What is a float? - Answers - It's when a yarn skips over more than one yarn.
In sating weave fabrics, high luster is achieved by using - Answers - high luster,
filament, smooth, and long floats yarns
___ is the simplest and most commonly used weave - Answers - plain weave
Rib and basket weaves are variations of ___________ weave - Answers - plain
___ is characterized by a "broken twill" pattern - Answers - herringbone twill
