Textiles and Their Uses

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 1. A fabric made from the hair of sheep (4)
  2. 3. A polymer of vinyl chloride used instead of rubber in electric cables (3)
  3. 5. A thermoplastic polyamide (5)
  4. 8. Someone regarded as certain to succeed (7)
  5. 9. Neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn under a collar and ___ in knot at (3)
  6. 10. To tie or link together (7)
  7. 11. A garment worn on the upper half of the body (5)
  8. 13. Any of numerous synthetic resins (9)
  9. 14. A person who jumps (6)
  10. 15. Hosiery consisting of a cloth covering for the foot (4)

Down

  1. 2. A fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant (5)
  2. 4. Soft silky fibers from ___ plants in their raw state (6)
  3. 6. An animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning (7)
  4. 7. A garment designed for or relating to ___ (plural) (8)
  5. 12. A kind of polyester fabric (8)
  6. 13. Generic name for certain synthetic or semisynthetic materials that can be molded or extruded into (7)