DT+FOLDER

__**Fabric Testing: preparing for fabric selection- Melanie Therond**__


 * Lesson overview: Today you will do some fabric testing with three questions in mind.**
 * 1) What are the basic methods of constructing fabric?**
 * 2) What level of fabric absorption should a fabric have to be of suitable use for a bathrobe, a duvet cover, and a water-resistant jacket?**
 * 3) How can you test fabrics for their ability to resist abrasion?**


 * A. Important concepts: Can you define . . . ? Write your definitions here.**
 * **Fabric construction: (How many different types are there?)** There are four woven, knit, bonded and felted.
 * **Water absorption**: The amount of water that is taken in by the fabric.
 * **Abrasion**: The process of wearing away (how hard-wearing an object is).


 * Material || Construction || Flame-retardant || Water absorption || Abrasion ||
 * Yellow fabric (synthetic) || felted || no || absorbs water || hard-wearing ||
 * Blue fabric (synthetic) || felted || no || non-absorbent || hard-wearing ||
 * Beige towel (natural) || plain weaved || A little flame-retardant || absorbs water || easily worn out (especially on sides) ||
 * Denim (synthetic) || knitted || no || absorbs water || hard-wearing ||
 * Blue cotton (natural) || knitted || no || absorbs water || easily worn out ||
 * Track suit bottoms (synthetic) || bonded || yes || non-absorbent || quite easily worn out but a little hard-wearing ||
 * Floral print cotton (natural) || knitted || no || absorb swater || easily worn out ||

__Conclusion__ In conclusion all the materials had propertie that were different in some ways apart from the floral print and the blue cotton. You can see this since evem if the yellow and blue fabric are both synthetic and felted only one of the yellow fabric absorbed water. However both felted materials were hard-wearing and flamable. Also another pattern that can be seen is all the natural materials (The beige towel,the blue cotton and the floral print) were easily worn out and absorbed water.However the beige towel unlike the knitted blue cotton and the floral print is a little flame-retardant and plain weaved.The Denim is also knitted but unlike the floral print and the blue cotton it is hard-wearing. Finally the track suit bottom material is very different from the others since it is flame-retardant, doesn't absorb water and is not completley hard-wearing.