Fibers to Fabrics # Cotton# coir#Flax# Jute

What are Fibres? Fibres are thin, long, flexible and hair or thread-like structures. The fibres are usually obtained from two main sources- Plants and Animals. These fibres called the Natural Fibres. Cotton, wool, silk are examples of Natural Fibres. Also, read Fibres Apart from the natural Fibres, there are Synthetic Fibres which are artificially synthesized by humans with the help of machines and technologies in the textile industries. These fibres are also called as the manmade fibres. Rayon Nylon and polyesters are examples of Synthetic Fibres. Types of Natural Fibres The natural fibres are of two types: Plant Fibres Animal Fibres Also, read Plant Fibres Plant Fibres are obtained from plant sources such as cotton, jute, coconut fibre, etc. Animal Fibres are obtained from animals for eg., wool from sheep and silk from the silkworm. What are Fabrics? Fabrics are defined as the clothing material, which is made by weaving or knitting threads and is obtained from the yarn. They are made from tiny thread-like fibres. These fibres are twisted to make a yarn. The characteristics of a fabric depend upon the type of fibre used and the treatment applied to them. Cotton voile, rayon, linen, satin, and denim are different types of fabrics. Processing of a Fibre into Fabric The complete process of making or producing Fabrics from fibres includes: Extraction of fibres either from the plant or animal source. ↓ A group of filament or staple fibres extracted are twisted together to form a yarn. ↓  These yarn are twisted tightly and allowed to rotate on the different types of by the rollers, weaved and knitted by passing a different number of yarns together to produce Fabrics. Finally, the fabrics are produced. These fabrics are treated with chemicals in the textile industries to make different types of clothing materials like cotton fabrics, woollen fabrics, silk fabrics, polyester fabrics etc. Later these fabrics are processed for bleaching to give a smooth, shiny look,