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    Textile & Handloom                                                                           Exercise 1.1.01
                Shawl Weaving Artisan - Textile Fibers and Safety

                Identification of textile fibers

                Objectives : At the end of this exercise you shall be able to
                •  identify different types of textile fibers
                •  identify fibers with burning test.

                  Requirements
                   Tools/Equipment’s/Instruments                      Materials

                   •  Notebook                         - 1 No.        •  Cotton fiber                       - 5 gms
                   •  Pencil                           - 1 No.        •  Silk fiber                         - 5 gms
                   •  Eraser                           - 1 No.        •  Wool fiber                         - 5 gms
                   •  Sharpener                        - 1 No.        •  Nylon fiber                        - 5 gms
                   •  Match box.                       - as reqd.     •  Polyster                           - 5 gms
                                                                      •  Acrylic                            - 5 gms

                PROCEDURE

                TASK 1: Identify fibers with visual inspection
                1  Collect different types of fibers you want to test.  6  Compare the thickness of the fiber with other fibers
                                                                        you have.
                2  Give identification  code nos like 1,2,3,…6, to the
                   fiber samples.                                     7  Touch the fiber to see if it feels cool or warm against
                                                                        your skin.
                3  Take sample No.1 and hold it in your hand.
                                                                      8  Drop a little water on a fiber sample no1and see if it
                4  Rub the fiber between your fingers and notice if it   soaks it up.
                   feels smooth, rough, soft, scratchy.
                                                                      9  Note all the characteristics you observe during the
                5  Then bend the fiber gently and observe how easily it   visual test of sample no 1 in the following table.
                   bends and return to its original shape.
                                                                      10 Repeat the above procedure  for the remaining
                                                                        samples and fill the Table 1

                                                                Table 1

                          Sample      Feeling
                  S No.                            Elasticity    Thickness       Temperature      Water absorbency
                           code      property
                    1
                    2

                    3

                    4

                    5
                    6

                TASK 2: Identify different types of fibers with burning test
                1  Take one fiber sample from the given samples and   3  Observe the flame and how the fiber burns.
                   hold it  on your hand, the sample should be 1or 2   4  Observe flame color, speed of burn, smoke and
                   inches long.
                                                                        odor.
                2  Burn the given sample  with the help  of matchbox   5  After  the fiber sample has burned, examine the
                   and let it catch fire.                               ashes left behind like residue, texture, color.

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