Textile Engineer Interview Preparation Guide
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Textile Engineer related Frequently Asked Questions by expert members with professional career as Textile Engineer. These list of interview questions and answers will help you strengthen your technical skills, prepare for the new job interview and quickly revise your concepts

135 Textile Engineer Questions and Answers:

1 :: Tell me what is ‘Man made fibers’?

The natural material of cellulose has been taken from cotton linters and wood pulp, processed chemically, and changed in form and several other characteristics into fibers of various lengths.

2 :: Please explain what is cotton fiber?

The cotton fiber grows in the seepod, or boll or the cotton plant. Cotton yarn is used to make fabries for all type of apparel, home furnishings and industrial applications.

3 :: Please explain what is Plain Seam?

Plain Seam is the Most common type of seam, Suitable for all areas of a garment and fabrics except for sheers and laces.

4 :: Explain me what do you mean by hardness of water?

The property of the textile water for which it does not form foam easily without a lot of soap is known hardness of water. It has two types named temporary hardness and permanent hardness.

5 :: Explain what is thickener?

It used in textile printing which is a main part of high molecular weight compound giving viscose paste in water. Thickener imparts stickiness and plasticity to the printing paste so that it can be applied to a fabric surface without color spreading.

6 :: Explain me what is additive color?

It is a mixture of colored light. The three primary colors of red, green and blue when mixed together is equal proportions then produce white light. Mixing the three additives primaries in differing amounts can create any color in the rainbow. Color televisions use the principle of additive color mixing.

7 :: Please explain what is hue?

The attribute of color whereby it is recognized as being predominantly red, green, blue, yellow, violet, brown etc. in simple words, a color of color is hue.

8 :: Tell us what is Shrinking?

Constricting fabric with steam or water to eliminate excess in a specific area. Also done to fabric before cutting out a garment to prevent further fabric shrinkage.

9 :: Explain what is Pattern markings?

The symbols for construction printed on the pattern, such as for darts, buttonholes, notches, dots or tucks. They are transferred from the pattern to the fabric by means of tailor’s tacks, notches, chalk, basting or tem porary fabric markers.

10 :: Do you know what is thermal conductivity?

It is the rate of transfer of heat along a body by conduction. The higher value of thermal conductivity, the fiber will then more conductive.