Textile Update

Diameter is another physical property of fibers we must consider.

Long fibers, called filaments, have different properties than short fibers.

We pick up with the slide that separates fibers into several categories.

The performance dimension of environmental resistance includes a whole variety of properties.

Performance properties such as comfort as actually a dimension of performance made up of several properties, including absorbency.

Our first lecture focuses on the properties of fibers that make the textiles we make out of these fibers behave in different ways.

This classroom lecture from 2015 covers the ancient fiber of linen.