manufactured fiber

 Today while reading through a comprehensive chapter about fibers, I learned a lot about the process, manufacturing, and properties of many manufactured fibers. One of the first and most intriguing things I learned about was how the fibers are made. I learned that the source material (wood or bamboo) is chemically treated and converted into a liquid. It is then extruded out of a spinneret to form the fibers. I also now know that there are plenty of fiber modifications. Elastoester is more desirable than spandex many times because it dyes better and is less susceptible to chlorine. I also learned that chemicals used and handling of the fiber during production can affect its properties. I now know the difference between staple fibers and filaments. I learned about different synthetic fibers like rayon, lyocell, acetate, triacetate, olefin, and more. I also learned about what each of these fabrics are commonly used for and why.
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What are goals? Do you have any goals? Do you have short-term or long-term goals? Do you thing goals are important - why or why not?

  My goal as of right now is to attend a community college to transfer into a university. This will get me closer to my main goal which is to work in the art world. Creative fields are extremely competitive and require skill that cannot be tough but that comes from within the artist. This is why another goal of mine is to harness my talents and discipline myself within my craft. More specifically I would like to work in the fashion industry. This is my goal because fashion truly inspires me and I want to work in environment that incites passion and joy in myself. I think working in a job that inspires you will enrich your life in every aspect. I understand that getting to where I want to be wont be easy and that is why I want to get as much experience as I can so it will be easier to navigate throughout the industry. This is why another one of my goals is to network with as many people as I can. This is significant to anybody who has a common goal because you can get different perspectives on how other people are doing what you want to do.

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Natural Fibers

What is critical thinking? Why is critical thinking in the fashion world extremely important? Give at least one example of how one would use critical thinking in this industry.

 Critical thinking is a mod and way of thinking. Its a way of thinking about different subjects and content in which the thinker enriches their way of thinking. They then skillfully take charge of the structures inherit in thinking and put intellectual standards on them. Everybody thinks, but it is important to critically think because most of our thinking is biased, uniformed, distorted, or just prejudice. Its also important to critically think because the quality of the lifes we make for yourself boils down to how we think. It's crucial in the fashion industry to think critically because it raises vital questions and problems. This is important because in a fast paced work space, its good to formulate and asses your problems clearly so you can solve them with ease. Critically thinking also gathers and assess relevant information using abstract ideas to interpret it effectively comes to well-reasoned conclusions and solutions. One example of how critically thinking is important in fashion is that fashion houses have to think of how to become successful. Successful businesses do not become successful from one sided thinking.