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GCSE Design and Tech
Fabrics
Question | Answer |
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How is clothing made flame retardant? | By applying a chemical treatment. |
Name a tool for pressing the seams on a garment. | Iron |
Why should tacking stitches be a different colour to the fabric being sewn? | Easier to see against the fabric to remove later. |
What type of chemical can you use to fix a dye to a fabric? | A mordant - eg a salt. |
True or false? Several colours can be printed at once when screen printing by hand. | False. |
What is the fastest method of printing on cloth? | Industrial rotary printing |
Is nylon a natural or synthetic (man-made) material? | Synthetic |
Is silk absorbent? | Yes |
Which yarn is thicker - 3 ply or 6 ply? | 6 ply |
What tool could Glyn use to transfer markings from the pattern pieces onto his fabric? | Tailor's chalk |
Suggest an advantage of making a tennis T-shirt from a polymide. | Easy to wash |
What material would you make a bullet proof vest from? | Kevlar |