Textiles Trivia Questions
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What type of cotton work pants, named after the French word for 'Genoa', were traditionally worn by sailors in that port city?
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jeans
What natural fiber is most commonly used to make thread and is often mercerized for strength and appearance?
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cotton
What term, originally referring to a flaxen fabric, is now commonly used for bed sheets?
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linen
What type of fiber is commonly mercerized to enhance its strength and dye affinity in sewing thread?
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cotton
Mirror, panne, and crushed are three types of which fabric?
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velvet
Which fabric gets its name from the city of Mosul?
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muslin
What is the name of the stretchy man-made fiber that is an anagram of 'expands'?
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spandex
What is the name of the cotton cloth woven with uncut loops, commonly used for towels and beachwear?
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terrycloth
In sewing, what is the term for the direction of threads in a fabric, similar to the pattern of fibers in wood?
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grain
Point d'Angleterre is an example of the bobbin or pillow type of which dainty fabric?
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lace
What fabric, known for its cut-pile ribs or wales, is commonly used for making coats and pants?
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corduroy
What tent fabric's name originates from a Dutch word meaning 'cloth' rather than referencing a web-footed bird?
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duck
What fabric, originating from Nimes, France, is commonly known for being used in jeans?
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denim
What delicate openwork fabric is associated with the Alencon needlepoint technique?
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lace
What fabric, originally made in Nimes, France, was called serges de Nimes?
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denim
What is the process of sewing together two pieces of fabric with padding in between, often used to create a bed cover?
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quilting
What is the lustrous fabric known as the 'slipper' type that can be used to make slippers or draperies?
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satin
In which country was tulle first made in the early 1800s, and named after a city within it?
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france
What is a 3-letter term for a fabric surface that is fuzzy and lies smoothly in one direction?
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nap
Which fabric, known for its crinkly striped surface, can be made from cotton, rayon, or linen?
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seersucker
What is the third dark color, along with black and blue, in the plaid of the Black Watch?
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green
What is a plain knitted fabric commonly used to make pullovers?
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jersey
What delicate openwork fabric features a flowery type known as Punto alla rosa or rose point?
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lace
What is the name of the light, open-weave cloth sold in strips that derives its name from a Middle Eastern word for 'strip'?
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gauze
What is the term for cutting fabric along its diagonal?
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bias
What animal fiber does something flocculent resemble?
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wool
What is the name of the heavy silk cloth with a raised design, often made with gold or silver?
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brocade
What dense-pile fabric gets its name from the Latin word 'villus,' meaning 'shaggy hair'?
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velvet
What sheer net fabric, named after a town in France, is commonly used to make bridal veils and tutus?
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tulle
Dimity, often featuring checked or striped patterns, is a type of which fabric?
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cotton
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