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Component
Uses
Advantages
Covered Buttons
Cushions
Curtains
Bed linen
Can provide an interesting contrast or blend in with background
Stud fastenings
Jackets
Waistbands
Bag fastenings
Quick and easy to use
Eyelets
Often used where lacing is used e.g. Shoes
Draw string bags
Firm when closed, roomy when open
Hard to break/destroy (prolong life of garment/product)
Ribbon
Fastening on aprons
Decoratively on clothes and bags
Range of colours
Decorative
Strong when knotted
Lace
As a decorative feature at the top of vest tops/dresses
Decorative
Feminine
Braid (tassley bits)
Lampshades
Curtains
Upholstery
Various colours available
Make a product stand out
Buckles
Belts
Shoes
Bags
Strong
Decorative
Available in a variety of sizes/styles
Zips
Dress
Jeans
Bags
Can be concealed
Strong when done up
Stay in position
Iron on/sew on motifs
Caps
School uniforms
Easy to apply
Individualize products
ORIGINS OF FIBRES
Natural fibres
Where the fibres come from either animals or plants.
Cotton
Produced by the seed balls of the cotton plants
Wool
Produced mainly by sheep which are shorn every year
Silk
Silk is produced by silk worms (from the cocoons of the silk moths)
Synthetic fibres
Man-made from oil-based by-products
Polyester
Produced by the polymerisation (joining up of small molecules to make large ones) of chemicals derived from oil
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