1.3 Technical Textiles

Question 1

What are technical textiles?

Answer 1

Technical textiles are fabrics that manufactured for their technical and performance properties rather than their aesthetic or decorative characteristics.

Question 2

Which industries are technical textiles used in?

Answer 2

• Agricultural
• Construction
• Domestic
• Environmentally-friendly
• Geotextiles
• Sports

Question 3

What are technical textiles manufactured from?

Answer 3

• Natural fibres
• Synthetic fibres
• Woven textiles
• Non-woven textiles
• Knitted textiles

Question 4

What are examples of natural fibres?

Answer 4

• bamboo
• cotton
• silk
• sugar cane
• wool

Question 5

What are examples of synthetic fibres?

Answer 5

• polyester
• polyvinyl chloride

Question 6

What is an example of a woven textile?

Answer 6

• Plain weave

Question 7

What are examples of non-woven textiles?

Answer 7

• bonded fabric
• felted fabric

Question 8

What is an example of a knitted textile?

Answer 8

• knitted fabric

Question 9

What is an example of a material from the Agricultural industry?

Answer 9

polyester

Question 10

What is an example of a material from the Construction industry?

Answer 10

wire mesh

Question 11

What is an example of a material from the Domestic industry?

Answer 11

cotton

Question 12

What is an example of a material from the environmentally-friendly industry?

Answer 12

linen

Question 13

What is an example of a material from the Geotextiles industry?

Answer 13

polyester

Question 14

What is an example of a material from the Sports industry?

Answer 14

E-textiles using polyester