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Blended Fabrics

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Name three properties of cotton.   Any from: strong, hard wearing, absorbent, Comfortable to wear, cool in hot weather, easy to dye, cheap, easy to wash, creases easily, flammable, shrinks, slow to dry  
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Name three properties of polyester.   Strong, hard wearing, cheap, crease resistant, dries quickly, not absorbent, not biodegradable, melts as burns.  
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Name three properties of polyester cotton.   Strong, hard wearing, dries reasonably quickly, soft, comfortable, crease resistant, doesn't shrink, very highly flammable.  
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Why are different fibres combined into fabrics?   To give better properties.  
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What is a disadvantage of combining fibres?   Some of the more undesirable properties can be mixed in.  
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Name the two ways of combining fibres.   Blending and mixing.  
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How are fibres blended?   When two or more fibres are combined to produce a yarn by twisting together (spinning).  
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How are fibres mixed?   By two or more different types of yarn being woven together.  
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How are polyester and cotton combined to make polyester cotton?   By blending the fibres.  
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Name two fibres that are often mixed to make a fabric.   Lycra and cotton are mixed to make a stretchier fabric - for making things like leggings out of.  
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