Question

What are blended fibres?
A. Mixture of two natural fibres
B. Mixture of two synthetic fibres
C. Mixture of natural and synthetic fibres
D. All of above

Answer 1

Hint: Blended fibres are a combination of two or more fibres to give a new material fibre of desired properties. The parent fibre could be of any material. The new variant formed is a combination of the good properties inherited from the parent fibres.

Complete answer:
The variety of natural and man-made fabrics , offers a wide selection of fibers for use. But all fabrics are not perfect in some ways. They all have some good, fair and poor characteristics.

Blending has the following advantages:
- Blending improves the texture, color and quality of the material.
- To improve the appearance of a fabric.
- Improves durability and handle of fabric .
- Improves profitability of a fabric making it cheaper to produce. Blended fibres are generally cheaper than the pure fibres.

For example:
- The most common blended fibres are:
- Polly-wool which is a blend of wool and polyester.
- Terry Cotton
- Terry Wool
- Polyester Viscose Rayon

The correct answer is (D).

Note: The examples given are of the most commonly used blended fibers. In fact, terry cotton , terry wool and polyester viscose rayon are considered as the three types of blended fibers. So remember these examples.