Fabric fasteners | Design and technology | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

What is thread?
- a needle
- a piece of fabric
- a thin string used for sewing ✓
- woven cloth
Which of these products are NOT waterproof?
- t-shirt ✓
- umbrella
- raincoat
- swimming costume ✓
Sewing is a way to __________ fabrics.
- dye
- cut
- measure
- join ✓
A blanket stitch can stop the fabric from __________.
- fraying ✓
- shrinking
- curling
- fading
Which of these is a back stitch?
Match the words to the definition:
- needle
  
  ⇔
  
  sharp object used to sew ✓
- thread
  
  ⇔
  
  thin string ✓
- sew
  
  ⇔
  
  pass a needle and thread in and out of a fabric ✓
- fabric
  
  ⇔
  
  a material used to make clothes, blankets, curtains, etc. ✓
- stitch
  
  ⇔
  
  a loop of sewn thread ✓

What is a fastener used for?
- measuring fabrics
- temporarily joining fabrics ✓
- permanently joining fabrics
- testing fabrics
What do we call this part of a button fastener?
- 'buttonhole' ✓
Which of these is a hook and loop fastener?
Which part of a hook and loop fastener is made from stiff plastic?
- the hooks ✓
- the loops
- the backing
- the stitching
Which part of a zip moves?
- teeth
- stopper
- slider ✓
- fabric backing
How do the teeth of a zip join?
- they interlock ✓
- they pass through a hole
- they hook on
- they snap together

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Hook and loop is a system that attaches two fabrics together.
Buttons are fasteners that join two pieces of fabric together by sliding through a buttonhole.
A zip fastener is a series of interlocking teeth that are brought together and pulled apart by a slider.

All fasteners perform in the same way.

There are positives and negatives with each type of fastener. The use of each depends on the product and user.