TEXTILE FIBER
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Fiber: 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 there length. A fiber is a material which is several hundred times as long as its thick. Textile Fiber: Textile fiber has some characteristics which differ between fiber to Textile fiber. 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 millimeters, flexibility, cohesiveness, and sufficient strength. Other important properties include elasticity, fineness, uniformity, durability, and luster. Banana fiber is one kind of fiber but it is not a textile fiber. Because it can not fill up the above properties. So we can say that all fiber are not textile fiber. 1 INTRODUCTION A textile fiber is defined, in a very general way, as any product capable of being processed in weaving, knitting, or non-conventional systems into a fabric substrate. It may be thought of as the smallest visible unit of textile production. In more practical terms, a fiber is a material with the following characteristics:
these properties, but not many fibers have all of these properties. |