Textiles, Fibers, and Yarn Vocabulary

4. a pre-commercial production system that employs new production technology and/or produces small volumes of new technology based products.
6. These fibers are made from short fibres bound together by twisting.
7. variants a viral genome (genetic code) that may contain one or more mutations.
8. A fine or slender thread, wire, or fiber.
9. the unit of measure used for determining the thickness and weight of the yard used for hosiery.
10. acting to absorb or draw off liquid by capillary action.
13. any of a class of natural or synthetic substances composed of very large molecules, called macromolecules, which are multiples of simpler chemical units called monomers.
14. science, engineering, and technology conducted at the nanoscale.
15. a silk-spinning organ of a spider or the larva of an insect.
16. are fairly standard and are often made out of materials such as cotton, polyester, or nylon.
17. a fine smooth yarn spun from combed long-staple wool.

1. having a rough or uneven surface or consistency.
2. selling-a business model in which a retailer agrees to pay a seller for merchandise after the item sells.
3. when multiple brands collaborate together to form a mutually beneficial promotion.
5. These fibers consist of animal fibers
11. These fibers include cotton, flax, hemp, jute, and ramie.
12. a new method, idea, product, etc.
13. a thickness or layer of a folded or laminated material.