Quality Analysis Final

A cleaning method that utilizes an queous detergent solution and mechanical action such as agitation or tumbling to remove soils and stains, followed by rinsing, extracting and drying to refurbish the garment

Laundering

List the two types of fit designations for children sleepwear

Loose fitting, tight fitting

Randomly selected garments or materials taken from one or more main stock or production lot shipments to be utilized for conducting acceptance testing

Lot samples

These labeling regulations require compliance and are enforced by the government

Mandatory

List the color permanence test that measures the color staining caused by loose dye on the surface of a garment that is rubbed off onto another material

Crocking

This substance can be found in findings made from metal to plastic or in textiles treated with surface coatings or printing

lead

List the standard atmospheric conditions for testing.

65 percent relative humidity, 70 degrees fahrenheit +/- 2 degrees, 21 degree celsius +/- 1 degree

List two organizations that publish guides to care symbols

ASTM, GINETEX/ISO, JIS

List the two standards organizations designating stitches and seams for apparel products

ASTM, ISO

synthetic dyestuffs

Azo dyes

Paddles found inside a horizontal axis washing machine, dry-cleaning machine or dryer to keep garments moving by means of tumbling action

Baffles

Pieces of white or light colored plain weave fabric, hemmed to measure 36 minutes square used to bring the wash load size up to the weight specified in the standard

Ballast

The registration designation assigned to individual chemical substances

CAS number

The area of a flammability test specimen that is burned, charred, or damaged after exposure to an ignition source

Char Flash

When seams are formed with bonding technology rather than stitches, the seam strength is evaluated for adhesion level, which is composed of one of two types of bonds. List the two types of bonds

Chemical, Mechanical

The Canadian government body that oversees the textile labeling act

Competition bureau

A fabric sample or a garment that is used as a standard for drawing comparison

Control

list the name used to refer to the change in the physical length or width of material or fabric after refurbishment

Dimensional change

A refurbished method that utilizes non-aquaous organic solvents and mechanical tumbling action or rocking motion to remove sold, followed by extracting, and recovery to evaporate remaining solvent

Dry-cleaning

The sale of garments made from these species/animals is prohibited in the United States

Endangered species, cats, dogs

Used on a garment label when trim is composed of a different fiber than the shell fabric and accounts for less than 15 percent of the products surface area

Exclusive of decoration

When yarns of the material become ruptured

Fabric failure

The united States government body that overseas the textile fiber products identification act

Federal Trade commission

List three tests used for characterizing fabrics

Fiber identification, fabric thickness, fabric weight

Having an affinity for water

Hydrophilic

Having an aversion to water

Hydrophobic

A materials ability to ignite and burn

Flammability

List the three main areas of safety concerns for apparel

Flammability, toxicity, strangulation

These are used in apparel products to provide water, oil, or grease resistance

Fluorinated organic compunds

This can be used as a binder for eyes and pigments or applied as a finish for some wrinkle free apparel items

Formaldehyde

The international organization for textile care labeling

GINETEX

List the country or geographic region affiliated with each agency or organization *******

Health protection agency(UK), Consumer products safety commission(US)

Identifies the manufacturer, importer, or distributor of apparel products

Registration number or CA number

Compounds of surfactant molecules that form to surround and loosen soils in the wash bath with the assistance of agitation to tumbling action

Micelles

The government body in Japan that oversees the Textile Goods Quality Labeling Regulations

Ministry of Economy

This term can be used on a garment label if the color of the fur has not been altered

Natural

This substance can be found in finding made of metal

Nickel

List the two categories of bleach

Oxidizing, chlorine

Standards used to determine requirements for acceptability of materials or sewn products based on results obtained through testing

Performance specifications

List two types of abrasion or durability tests

Pilling, flat abrasion

The ability of the thread to maintain its structure without unraveling during sewing

Play adhesion

The agreement of data obtained from observations collected during testing

Precision

Consistent, dependable, reproducible test procedure and results obtained during testing

Reliability

When testing is performed on the same material or garment, and the data collected is consistent

Reproducible

This term can be used in place of 100 percent and followed by the generic fiber name on a label

Pure

The strategic arrangement and procedure for obtaining test specimens for the sample

Sample plan

Two or more layers of fabric joined by means of stitching, sealing, welding, or thermal bonding

Seam

The planned measured distance between the stitching of the seam to the fabrics raw edge of the garment panels

Seam allowance

The relationship between strength of a fabric and strength of the seam construction

Seam efficiency

Rupture of the stitching and thread or separation of the sealed welded, or thermal bond where fabrics are joined in a garment

Seam failure

When warp yarns within the material become displaced, causing them to slide away from the seam, exposing the filling yarns, and therefore weakening the fabric and compromising the appearance

Seam slippage

List five different types of fibers that can be listed on labels as wool

Sheep wool, lambs, cashmere, camel, llama

The number of known reliable figures

Significant figures

List two types of error that can occur during testing

Technical error, parallax error

What if the twist direction most sewing threads are made with to prevent untwisting of the thread during sewing?

Z twist

The individual portion of a lab sample used for conducting a test such as fibers, yarns, sewing thread, material, garment sections, to components parts

Specimen

Detailed procedures for conducting experiments, examining, and evaluating textile materials and apparel products

Standard test

A specific repeatable loop formation of one or more sewing threads, created by machine, that intraloops, interlopes, interlaces, or passes partially into or completely through one or more piles of material

Stitch

When a flame quickly spreads across the surface of the fabrics but ignition of the base materials does not occur

Surface flash

Found in detergents to help facilitate wetting

Surfactants

List the three types of stitches technologies used for creating garment seams

Thermal binding, laser welding, ultrasonic sealing

The relationship among sewing threads that comprise stitching

Thread tension

Indicates thread size, and approximates how much raw fiber is present in the unfinished sewing thread

Ticket number

List two types of seamless garments

Undergarments, shape wear, hosiery, performance, apparel, Athletic apparel

The process that allows material to be immersed in water or an aqueous solution and become moistened and wet

Wetting

List one appearance test

Wrinkle recovery

List three of the CPSC recommended alternative hood and neck closures for children garments

buttons, elastic, velcro

The process of controlling the amount from equipment or a testing standard to ensure accuracy of performance and results

calibration