Natural Fibers Manmade Fibers Mrs. Bolgers （天然纤维人造纤维博尔格太太的）.pdfVIP

Notes on……… All clothing is made of fibers. There are many different kinds of fibers. Each kind of fiber has its own characteristics. Fibers are either NATURAL or MANMADE. Natural Fibers Manmade Fibers *From plants or animals *From chemicals in a factory *Cotton, wool, linen, and silk *Polyester, nylon, acrylic, acetate, rayon, and spandex Cotton-from cotton plants Wool-mainly from sheep Silk-from silkworm’s cocoon All clothing sold in the U.S. is required to have a fiber identification label to name the fiber(s) used in the clothing. Once you know what the clothing is made of, you can predict how the clothing will perform (absorbency/comfort, will it wrinkle or not, how will it stand up to wear, will it be easy to care for). CARE LABELS permanently attached to clothes tell you how to care for clothes. Fiber Chart Fiber  Durability  Wrinkle  Absorbency Care    Name  resistance             Acetate  Poor  Poor  Good  Dry clean  Acrylic  Moderate  Good  Poor  Machine    wash  Cotton  Very good  Poor  Excellent  Machine    wash  Nylon  Excellent  Excellent  Poor  Machine    wash  Polyester  Excellent  Excellent