FIBRE TO FABRIC

Q1. What is fibre?

Ans: Fibre is a long thin thread like structure used to make fabric.
Q2. How many types of fibres are there?
Ans: There are two types of fibres.
i) Natural fibres – These are obtained from plants and animals.
Eg:- Cotton, jute – Plant fibres
Wool, Silk – Animal fibres

ii) Synthetic fibres – Man-made fibres are called synthetic fibres.

Q3. What do you mean by rearing of animals?

Ans: Keeping animals and caring for them to obtain useful products is called
rearing of animals.

Q4. Explain the process of wool production.

Ans: The different processes involved in wool production are

i) Shearing – The process of removal of fleece from an animal is called

shearing.
ii) Scouring – The process of removal of dirt, dust and grease from the
sheared hair is called scouring.
iii) Grading / Sorting – In this process, the wool is sorted on the basis of
length, colour, texture etc.
iv) Dyeing – The sheared fleece is dyed in different colours.
v) Drying – In this process, containers of wool are put through rollers to
squeeze out as much water as possible.
vi) Making of yarn – The fleece passes through carding machines which
combs the loose wool fibres into a sheet. The sheet is twisted into a rope
called sliver. The sliver is twisted into a thin yarn.