3. They show good to excellent Normal resilience resilience. 4. Good shock absorbers. They are not until the woven structure is quite thick. 5. Easy to shape Not easy to shape 6. Will not ravel Ravel most in case of man-mades 7. Edges need not finish Edges needs to be finished 8. Sound absorbent Are not sound absorbent 9. Have good insulation properties Only in few cases as worsteds with resultant warmth 10. Will not tear Will tear 11. Breaking load is low Breaking load is high as compared with some general thickness and weight 12. Holes cannot be mended very Can be mended satisfactorily 13. There is little or no elastic They have fair to good elastic recovery and recovery nor elongation in elongation felt fabrics 14. Should be laundered carefully. Depends on what kind of fiber, yarn and Should not be subjected to weave used for the construction pulling or twisting.

18.2 SKIRT TYPES: The skirt can be classified depending upon its length and its design. a. Skirt types based on length: 1. Micro Mini: In this type of skirt the length of skirt extends 10 from the waist above the mid thigh.