FIBRE TO FABRIC
CLOTHES ARE MAINLY USED TO PROTECT US FROM HEAT, COLD AND RAIN. PEOPLE LIVING IN DIFFERENT PLACES WEAR DIFFERENT TYPES OF CLOTHES DEPENDING ON THE CLIMATE OF THE PLACE
TYPES OF FIBRES NATURAL FIBRES MAN MADE FIBRES
NATURAL FIBRES PLANTS ANIMALS COTTON JUTE LINEN SILK WOOL
PLANT FIBRES ARE OBTAINED FROM THEIR STEM- JUTE BARK/SKIN- FLAX LEAF- SISAL SEED- COTTON
cotton Cotton plant Cotton bolls Open cotton bolls Ginning machine Spinning cotton Weaving cotton
Cotton products
ADVANTAGES SOFT AND DURABLE COOL TO WEAR GOOD ABSORBENTS OF WATER DISADVANTAGES DRY SLOWLY CREASE EASILY
Jute- golden fibre
Flax- linen fibre Linen is fresh and cool to wear Durable and absorbent Dries fast
Coconut fibre- coir
sericulture
Wool- obtained from sheep, rabbits etc is a good absorbent of heat.
MAN MADE FIBRES NYLON RAYON POLYESTER
MAN MADE FIBRES
Food for thought- animals killed for their fur- Is it necessary Chiru antelope hunted for shatoosh shawl
Fox, mink etc hunted for their fur