I was leafing through my Science Work Booklet a while ago, and found a worksheet. To answer it, you had to read a page or so of crap about fibres and their properties. I copied the information down (moslty) for a Textiles Assignemnt whic we have coming, I figured it'll be usefull. But, I thought I'd share it here too! So, here we go:
Fibre Worksheet Wash and Wear Properties
Cotton
is Strong
is Comfortable
Absorbes perspiration
has a medium durability
medium water absorbancy
can be washed in hot or cold water
is sold at a medium price
is susceptible to UV attack
Wool
has low strength
is warm
is comfortable, thought may "itch"
medium durability
high water absorbancy (Up to three times it's weight)
should be washed in "gentle", warm water
should be dried falt
has a high cost
sunlight weakens the fibres
may shrink
may pill
is susceptible to moth attack
Nylon
is very strong
skin cannot "breather"
can be warm or cool
high durability
low water absorbancy
wash in hot water, drip dry
high cost
is susceptible to UV rays
good elasticity
no shrinkage
resilient
hard wearing
hard wearing
gains static charge, attracting dirt
Polyester
is very strong
skin cannot "breather"
can be warm or cool
high durability
low water absorbancy
warm or cold wash
drip dry
high cost
easily cleaned
non-wrinkled
gains static charge, attracting dirt
Acrylic
Medium strength
soft
medium durability
low water absorbancy
warm or cold wash
dry flat
medium cost
no shrinkage
heat set pleats
semi elastic
pills badly
gains static charge, attracting dirt
That took some time to write, eh? Far out, my hands are sore! All this knitting and typing, it's just too much, too soon! Hehe, may have to go to hadn work-out sessions! Hah. Well, I started the new Penny. This one is the bigger size, with a slightly bnigger gauge. I don't know how much bigger the gauge will make it, but it's only slight, and the bigger the better, I think. This is a big, fat male pug we're talking about. Known to be at least 18 lbs..That is pounds, isn't it? Why are pounds "lbs"? I would have put them as "pns" or "pnds" or "pds". But not "lbs"..What does that mean? Oh well.
I watched "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" today. I have nothing to say about it. See it if you liek the books. See it if you think Daniel Radcliffe is hot. Even with those sill glasses on. He is, really. Don't see it if you're a critic, the spcial effects aren't THAT good. The plot's not bad. But, I think to understand what's happening you might want to have at least read the first two books. Pfft. It's ok. Also saw "Farenheit 9/11". After seeing all the reviews, I though it woudl be something that would have me thinking. But, I actually got bored. Same with "Bowling for Columbine", but at least that was a little more interesting. I though "9/11" was pretty, effective, like, the blank screen witht the sounds...Mmm, I find images affect me more than sounds. Alot of the stuff he brought up, to me at least, didn't have any relevance to 9/11. Maybe it's just me, but I didn't get alot of it. I'm not American. I'm not an adult. Maybe that's the problem. I wanted this to be really informativem though, I'd like to know more about 9/11, and find out what really happened. But..I don't know, I just didn't find this that informative. At all.
Had my interview at school today. Hum. I'm doing Craft, Science 1&2 (I was going to do Science 1&3, but if I did "3" then I had to do "2" and "1" as well, which meant I had one less choice subject), Phys. Ed. , French A&B, Work Studies, Maths, Humanites, English (those last three are compulsory), and Metal Work. So, yeah. That's leaving all options open, it means I can do whatever Science I want for my SACE, mm, yeha, I can do alot of stuff. Now that I summarize it...I'm kind of disspointed. But.. Oh well. Least I didn't have t do Drama or anything like that. I was sure there was more cool stuff. Oh well.
Am planning on going down to the city on Monday, we get a day off for the Royal Show. Which I wont be going to. Big waste of money which I don't have, and if I did have would rather spend it on things which will lst, not on $4 drinks. More like yarn. And stuff.
Ok. I have to go and finish this last assignment. Rarely do I start an assignment the night before it's due. Never, actually. Hopefully, it'll never happen again. But..It has now, and there's nothing I can do about it. So...Will try to finish it. But, i worked out that even if I didn't hand up this assignment, I can still get an A in English, coz I've got such good marks for all my other assignments so far, and this on is worth so little. Bye bye..