MDSE 2650 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ACCURATE
ANSWERS
Printing on fabric that has a bow or skew results in off-grain print. - Answers - True
Could a blue fabric with white polka dots be made with either discharge printing or resist
printing? - Answers - yes
What would be the first thing to look at when identifying whether a fabric is printed or
dyed? - Answers - Look at the back of the fabric
Which resist technique uses hot wax dripped to create a surface pattern, dyeing, wax
removal, and then perhaps repeated? - Answers - Batik
Register marks along the selvage are commonly seen in __________printed fabric. -
Answers - rotary screen
Knits with pigment prints may show cracks in the printed area. - Answers - True
When the rollers or screens do not line up and printed colors overlap or misses desired
areas, it is called _________. - Answers - Poor registration or out-of-registration
Which of the following yields no wastewater and can be used for small runs of highly
detailed prints? - Answers - digital print
The clarity of the pattern on the fabric back of applied prints is dependent on
dye/pigment penetration. - Answers - True
Another type of printing which uses heat and printed paper to create excellent clarity of
design on mostly polyester fabrics is known as ____________. - Answers - Heat
transfer or sublistatic printing
Which type of printing is the most common and the fastest today? - Answers - Rotary
screen printing
_________ is used if a cotton navy blue shirting fabric with white dots is the same on
the face and back? - Answers - discharge print
Screen prints use a ________ to prevent color from passing through the screen. -
Answers - Resist
Pigments are used to print fabrics produced with any fiber. - Answers - True
, When the fabric is dyed a color and then printed, it is called an _________. - Answers -
Overprint
Which of the following are all finishes used to change the aesthetics of a textile? -
Answers - Moiré, Fragrance and mercerization
What is singeing used for? - Answers - To remove surface fuzz and brighten the color
Cleaning, whitening, increasing absorbency, reducing shrinkage and singeing are all
part of ______________. - Answers - Fabric preparation or pretreatment
What is the primary purpose of finishing? - Answers - It's how we register the fashion
and performance trends.
If a finish is visible, it is most likely which kind of finish? - Answers - Aesthetic
__________ is used to prevent skew. - Answers - Tentering
__________ is used for shrinkage control of thermoplastic fibers. - Answers - Heat
setting
Which of the following is another term used for greige goods which have been prepared
for printing? - Answers - PFP
Print cloth
A finish is any process that is done to a fiber, yarn, or fabric either before or after
fabrication to change the _________________. - Answers - A combination of properties
With any type of finishing, there is a trade-off between improving the fabric and
______________. - Answers - Decreasing the durability
The final step in any finishing process is ______________. - Answers - Quality
inspection for defects
The quantity of fabric receiving the same processing at the same time refers to which of
the following terms? - Answers - Run
The tiny holes in the selvage of a fabric indicate which of the following? - Answers -
Tentering, most likely for straightening the grain of the fabric
Which of the following finishes is a functional finish? - Answers - Flame retardant
Which finishing process is considered to be the most promising and interesting area of
research? - Answers - Nanotechnology
ANSWERS
Printing on fabric that has a bow or skew results in off-grain print. - Answers - True
Could a blue fabric with white polka dots be made with either discharge printing or resist
printing? - Answers - yes
What would be the first thing to look at when identifying whether a fabric is printed or
dyed? - Answers - Look at the back of the fabric
Which resist technique uses hot wax dripped to create a surface pattern, dyeing, wax
removal, and then perhaps repeated? - Answers - Batik
Register marks along the selvage are commonly seen in __________printed fabric. -
Answers - rotary screen
Knits with pigment prints may show cracks in the printed area. - Answers - True
When the rollers or screens do not line up and printed colors overlap or misses desired
areas, it is called _________. - Answers - Poor registration or out-of-registration
Which of the following yields no wastewater and can be used for small runs of highly
detailed prints? - Answers - digital print
The clarity of the pattern on the fabric back of applied prints is dependent on
dye/pigment penetration. - Answers - True
Another type of printing which uses heat and printed paper to create excellent clarity of
design on mostly polyester fabrics is known as ____________. - Answers - Heat
transfer or sublistatic printing
Which type of printing is the most common and the fastest today? - Answers - Rotary
screen printing
_________ is used if a cotton navy blue shirting fabric with white dots is the same on
the face and back? - Answers - discharge print
Screen prints use a ________ to prevent color from passing through the screen. -
Answers - Resist
Pigments are used to print fabrics produced with any fiber. - Answers - True
, When the fabric is dyed a color and then printed, it is called an _________. - Answers -
Overprint
Which of the following are all finishes used to change the aesthetics of a textile? -
Answers - Moiré, Fragrance and mercerization
What is singeing used for? - Answers - To remove surface fuzz and brighten the color
Cleaning, whitening, increasing absorbency, reducing shrinkage and singeing are all
part of ______________. - Answers - Fabric preparation or pretreatment
What is the primary purpose of finishing? - Answers - It's how we register the fashion
and performance trends.
If a finish is visible, it is most likely which kind of finish? - Answers - Aesthetic
__________ is used to prevent skew. - Answers - Tentering
__________ is used for shrinkage control of thermoplastic fibers. - Answers - Heat
setting
Which of the following is another term used for greige goods which have been prepared
for printing? - Answers - PFP
Print cloth
A finish is any process that is done to a fiber, yarn, or fabric either before or after
fabrication to change the _________________. - Answers - A combination of properties
With any type of finishing, there is a trade-off between improving the fabric and
______________. - Answers - Decreasing the durability
The final step in any finishing process is ______________. - Answers - Quality
inspection for defects
The quantity of fabric receiving the same processing at the same time refers to which of
the following terms? - Answers - Run
The tiny holes in the selvage of a fabric indicate which of the following? - Answers -
Tentering, most likely for straightening the grain of the fabric
Which of the following finishes is a functional finish? - Answers - Flame retardant
Which finishing process is considered to be the most promising and interesting area of
research? - Answers - Nanotechnology
