Choosing Fabric and Colors for Household Linens

• Wool


  Wrinkleproof, elastic, warm, and hygroscopic
• Synthetic fibers

  • Polyester
  • Nylon
  • Acrylic
• Fiber


  Filament or staple to be span into yarn and knitted and woven in making fabric
• Selvage


  Finished lengthwise edge of a woven fabric
• Cleaners for fabric

  • Soap, alkaline, and synthetic cleanser
  • Neutral cleanser
  • Soap and alkaline cleanser
• Types of fiber

  • Fiber
  • Natural fibers
  • Synthetic fibers
  • Blends
• Natural fibers


  Durable and are insulators
• Terms in fabric

  • Fiber
  • Selvage
  • Grain
  • Cotton
  • Wool
  • Rayon
• Rayon


  Smooth, suitable for mix spinning, and hygroscopic
• Synthetic fibers


  Easy to care for and suited for home sewing products
• Natural fibers

  • Wool
  • Cotton
  • Silk
  • Linen (flax)
• Thread for fabric

  • Thin 100-50 cotton thread
  • Habutai and silk
  • Habutai, silk, and cotton
• Grain


  Direction in which fabric threads run
• Uses of fabric

  • Cotton
  • Wool
  • Rayon
• Cotton


  Warm, hygroscopic, smooth, and durable
• Blends


  Combinations of 2 or more best fibers in one fabric