Chapter 3: Fibre to Fabric

Ans: The procedure of making cotton shirt is -:

Picking → Ginning → Spinning → Weaving → Sewing

1. Picking: During this process cotton balls are picked up from the plants in the field by hand.

2. Ginning: It is the process in which the cotton fibers are separated from the cotton seeds.

3. Spinning: It is the process that involves the conversion of fiber into yarn.

4. Weaving: It is defined as the process of arranging two sets of yarns together to make a fabric.

5. Sewing: During this cotton fiber are stitched into shirts.

Ans: The two main processes of making fabric from yarn are-:

1. Weaving: In this process the two sets of yarns are woven at a right angle to make fabric. The weaving of fabric is done on looms. The looms can be either hand operated or power operated.

2. Knitting: In this process the fabrics are made by interlocking loops of single yarn with knitting needles or machines. Socks and many other clothing items are made of knitted fabrics.