Across
- 2. cotton comes from this part of a plant
- 3. absorption in fabrics
- 6. Checkerboard weave pattern
- 7. fiber produced from rabbit hair
- 9. silk comes from the cocoon of this caterpillar
- 10. Fiber produced from goat hair
- 13. a common mineral fiber
- 16. count The number of threads that are packed together for any given amount of fabric
- 20. coir comes from this fruit
- 21. scientists look at this first to try to match a fiber to a location
- 23. animal fibers are made of this macromolecule
- 24. term for fibers produced from a raw material such as coal or wood pulp that is spun together in a factory
- 27. term for fibers that have been spun together
- 28. A test used to analyze the components of
- 29. First man-made fiber
- 30. Transfer of fibers directly from suspect to
- 32. A destructive test that allows scientists to
- 34. Plant used to make linen
- 35. Because fibers are mass produced, they are considered this type of evidence
- 36. four most fiber evidence falls off within this many hours of a crime
Down
- 1. plant fibers are made of this carbohydrate
- 4. small, repeating units that make up polymers
- 5. synthetic fiber used in polar fleece
- 8. esters Regenerated fibers are made of these
- 11. Result of weaving yarns together
- 12. type of spectroscopy that allows scientists to visualize chemical structure of fibers
- 14. The smallest indivisible unit of a textile; made up of many filaments twisted or bonded together
- 15. or victim to suspect
- 17. a quick test used to classify fabric origins
- 18. Animal fiber often used to make coats and gloves
- 19. diagonal weave pattern
- 22. Jute comes from this part of a plant
- 23. type of light microscope that allows scientists to use wavelengths of light to observe optical properties of fibers
- 25. hemp comes from this plant
- 26. in a fabric
- 31. the tight lengthwise yarn in a weave pattern
- 33. The most durable synthetic fiber
- 37. the crosswise yarn in a weave pattern