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Textile fiber is an individual, fine, hair-like substance, which forms the fundamental element of textile yarn and fabric. It is defined as one of the delicate, hair portions of the tissues of a plant or animal or other substances that are very small in diameter in relation to their length. Fibers are either found in nature or made by man. Textile fiber can be spun into a yarn or made into a fabric by various methods including weaving, knitting, braiding, felting, and twisting. The essential requirements for fibers to be spun into yarn include a length of at least 5... View More
Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective case, around the seeds of the cotton plants of the genus Gossypium in the mallow family Malvacea... ....View More
Polyester fibers are long chain polymers produced from elements derived from coal, air, water, and petroleum. It is chemically composed of at least 85% by weight of an e... ....View More
Spandex is a manufactured elastomeric fiber in which the fiber-forming substance is a long chain synthetic polymer comprising at least 85% of segmented polyurethane. It... ....View More
Recycled fiber can be generally defined as converting used fabric into fiber that can be reused in textile products. Recycled fiber is also commonly referred to as regene... ....View More
  Silk is a continuous strand of protein filament cemented together forming the cocoon of silkworm Bombyx mori. The silkworm forms silk by forcing two fine streams of... ....View More
Viscose (or viscose rayon) is a man-made fiber composed of 100% regenerated cellulose discovered in 1891 and the first commercial production was undertaken in 1905 by Cou... ....View More
Wool is the fiber from the fleece of sheep. Wool is a completely renewable fiber resource. Every year, after shearing, sheep produce a new fleece, which can be shorn off ... ....View More