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RESOURCES FOR FABRICS RESEARCH PROJECT

AIM: How do you effectively utilize print and electronic resources to research your fabric?

Click here to view the Fabric Research Project Handout - Ms. Schultz and Mrs. Golub

PRINT RESOURCES

Use the books about fabrics in the Seaford Middle School Library as instructed.

PRINT ENCYCLOPEDIAS IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL LIBRARY

Use Compton's by Britannica Encyclopedia, The New Book of Knowledge Encyclopedia or World Book Encyclopedia to look up information about your fabric.

ONLINE RESOURCES

SEARCH ENGINES

Google Use this search engine to locate information about your chosen fabric and use the “images” function to search for pictures.

ONLINE DATABASES

Click on the "Online Databases" link on the Seaford Middle School Library website. See Mrs. Golub for username and password information. Britannica Encyclopedia Online School Edition and Grolier Online may be helpful online databases to use for this research project.

                                         OTHER ONLINE RESOURCES

Search the following sites below to obtain information about your fabric.

Answers.com        Encyclopedia.com         Infoplease

FABRIC HISTORY, INFORMATION AND FACTS

A Short History of Manufactured Fibers     FabricLink     Fabrics.net     Natural Fibers

FABRIC CARE

Fabric Care     Fabric Care Tips     How to Clean Synthetic Fabrics

Tide Fabric Advisor    Wool Fabric Care

ACRYLIC

Acrylic Fabric     Acrylic Fiber

Acrylic: It's Old, It's New, It's Everywhere!

COTTON

Cotton Fabric     Cotton Fabric Information     Cotton's Journey

History of Cotton-History for Kids     The Story of Cotton

NYLON

History of Du Pont's Nylon Fibers     Nylon Fabric     Nylon Fabric Information

Nylon Fiber

POLYESTER

History of Polyester-History for Kids     Polyester Fabric

Polyester Fiber     What is Polyester?

SILK

Everything About Silk Fabric     Facts About Silk Fabric     History of Silk

History of Silk-History for Kids    Silk Fabric     Silk Fabric Information

WOOL

History of Wool-History for Kids   Purdue University-Wool Production

    Wool Fabric     Wool Fabric Information