Textiles

Raw materials for textiles

Textiles are made from fibers, which can be natural (organic) or synthetic (man made)

Natural fibers

Come from plants (cotton, linen) or animals (wool, silk)

Synthetic fibers

Produced chemically, often from polymers derived from oil, coal, glass or metal

Natural fibers N#2

Materials produced by plants or animals that can be spun into a thread, rope or filament. Properties:

- easy to dye

- flammable

- wrinkle easily

- prone to mildew (mold)

- dimensionally stable

- good conductor of electricity (don't build static)

- highly absorbent

Synthetic fibers N#2

Made from man made materials that are spun into a thread. Properties:

- resistant to mildew (mold)

- difficult to dye

- wrinkle resistant

- soften with heat

- can stretch or shrink

- low absorbency

Yarn

A long continuous length of interlocked synthetic or natural fibers

Knitting

A method for converting yarn into fabric by creating consecutive rows of interlocking loops of yarn

Weaving (тъкане)

The act of forming a sheet like material by interlacing long threads passing in one direction with others at a right angle to them

Lacemaking (плетене на дантела)

A method for creating a decorative fabric that is woven into symmetrical patterns and figures

Felting

A method for converting yarn into fabric by matting the fibers together