Grade 12 The World of Fashion
Project: New Fibers
Research Notes
Record your source of information.
Answer the following questions:
Origin
Uses
Advantages
Disadvantages
Fiber Finishes that can be applied
Cost
Record your research notes in point form, using your own words and sentence structure.
Research Notes Template
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Type of Source: Record the source of your information.
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Book: Author’s Last Name: ________________First Name: _______________ Year Published: _____________ Title of Book: ____________________________________________________ Publishing City: ____________________ Publishing Company: ______________________________________________
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Webpage: Author’s Last Name: ________________First Name: _______________ Date Published: _____________ Title of Web document: ____________________________________________ Web URL: _________________________________________________________
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Research Notes: Record your research notes in point form, using your own words and sentence structure.
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Your Works Cited List
Use APA style.
Alphabetize your list of sources.
Use http://citationmachine.net/index2.php to help format your sources correctly.
Recommended Websites
Textile Dictionary of Manmade Fibers by Internet Centre for Canadian Fashion and Design
Covers many different materials including acetate, acrylic, modacrylic, nylon, olefin fiber, etc.
Provides info about make-up of fiber, weave, characteristics and uses
Covers many different fibers such as acetate, acrylic, anidex, aramid, etc.
Discusses make-up of fiber, how fiber is produced, characteristics, uses, care tips
Manmade Fibres by European Manmade Fibres Association
Learn about different fibers, their production, properties and end-uses
Manmade/Artificial Fibers by Textile School
Scroll down to find information table about characteristics and usage of various manmade fibers
Go to "Fiber" button in left column. Find links to manmade fiber manufacturing, polymer fibers, polyamide fibers, elastomeric fibers, vinyl fibers, etc.
Fiber History by Textile Exchange
Provides information about history of natural and man-made fibers
Types of Fibre by BBC GCSE Bitesize
Go to pages 3 and 4 to learn about synthetic and modern fibres.