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