Textiles Trivia

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Bandhani, the textile tradition related to the word “bandana,” is especially associated with which country?

Answer: India

Bonus fact: Bandhani is a traditional Indian resist-dyeing technique in which fabric is tied before dyeing.

Which natural fiber is especially valued in blankets because it can insulate even when somewhat damp?

Answer: Wool

Bonus fact: Wool fibers trap air and retain useful insulating properties when damp.

A Hudson's Bay point blanket traditionally uses small black lines called “points” to indicate what?

Answer: The blanket's size

Bonus fact: The point system originally helped identify the approximate size of Hudson's Bay blankets.

Cotton fiber grows around the seeds of what type of plant?

Answer: Cotton plant

Bonus fact: Cotton fibers are seed hairs produced by plants in the genus Gossypium.

Fabric is made by combining fibers into what general type of material?

Answer: Textile

Bonus fact: Textiles can be woven, knitted, felted, or made by other fiber-bonding methods.

What textile-making process interlaces two sets of threads at right angles?

Answer: Weaving

Bonus fact: Weaving interlaces warp and weft threads to form fabric.

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