Question

The terry towel is

• A. Warp pile
• B. Weft pile
• C. One set of warp and one set of weft pile
• D. Warp pile structure with one series of warp and two series of weft yarn

Hint:

Terry fabrics are always warp pile fabrics, commonly used for towels due to their excellent absorbency.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

Step 1: Understanding terry towel construction.
Terry towels are designed to have high absorbency, which is achieved by creating looped pile structures on the fabric surface.
Step 2: Type of pile used.
In terry towels, the pile is formed by warp yarns, not weft yarns. These warp pile yarns form loops on the fabric surface.
Step 3: Yarn arrangement.
A terry fabric typically consists of one series of warp yarns (ground and pile warp together) and two series of weft yarns (ground wefts) to bind the pile securely.
Step 4: Conclusion.
Hence, a terry towel is a warp pile structure with one series of warp and two series of weft yarn.

Answer 2

Terry towel construction needs to be pinned down on two separate questions: which yarn system forms the absorbent loops, and how many yarn series make up the structure. Checking each option against both questions narrows it to one answer.

1. Warp pile: This correctly identifies that the pile loops are formed by warp yarns, not weft, but it says nothing about how many series of warp or weft are used, so it is an incomplete description of the actual terry construction.
2. Weft pile: This gets the yarn system wrong. In terry fabric it is a pile warp yarn, fed at a much looser tension than the ground warp, that is pushed forward during weaving to form the raised loops; the weft only binds the structure together and does not form loops.
3. One set of warp and one set of weft pile: This again puts the pile on the wrong yarn system and also understates the yarn series actually present, since terry fabric needs two distinct weft series to lock the pile warp securely.
4. Warp pile structure with one series of warp and two series of weft yarn: This captures both facts correctly - the loops come from the warp system, and the weave uses one combined warp series (ground plus pile warp together) interlaced with two series of ground weft picks that lock each pile loop in place.

Only the fourth description accounts for both the pile-forming yarn system and the correct number of yarn series.

Therefore, the correct answer is Warp pile structure with one series of warp and two series of weft yarn.