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GCSE Design and Technology · key term
Joining materials using an adhesive; textile bonding can join fabric layers or attach components without sewing.
Used by Edexcel and Eduqas
Specification 6.7.3 · Paper 1
Revise: Fabrication and Assembly MethodsBonding attaches layers or components with adhesive. Heat bonding commonly uses fusible webbing or tape: an iron melts the adhesive, which bonds the fabrics as it sets. It can secure hems, labels or patches quickly without visible stitching.
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The joining of a web of fibres using methods such as adhesive, heat or stitching.
Distinguish bonding a web of loose fibres from laminating existing fabric layers together.
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Adhesive bonding: an adhesive joins the fibres where they contact one another.
Using adhesive to attach a fabric to a supporting layer, improving its stability and strength.
