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The Textile Glossary

What are our clothes made of? To better understand the diversity of materials used, this glossary lists textile materials and identifies the characteristics of each fiber, from the most ancestral to the most innovative.

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Textile Glossary : Weaving

A weave is a right-angle structure, created by crossing two threads – a warp thread ...

Published on29 April 2024
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Textile Glossary: Yarns

The raw material for yarn comes in one of two forms: filaments or staple fibers. ...

Published on2 April 2024
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Synthetic fibers

They are derived primarily from fossil resources and obtained through a process of chemical synthesis. 

Published on22 January 2024
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Artificial fibers

Artificial fibers are part of the broad family of chemical fibers. Unlike natural fibers, they ...

Published on4 December 2023
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Natural Animal Fibers

Natural animal fibers, which consist mainly of keratin, take two forms: continuous fibers (filaments) and ...

Published on26 October 2023
Textile glossary Natural plant fibers
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Natural Plant Fibers

Natural plant fibers come from a variety of sources. They can be derived from fruit, ...

Published on2 October 2023
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Natural Fibers

Raw materials that can be spun derive from three categories of natural resources: plants, animals ...

Published on2 October 2023
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The Textile Glossary

A glossary of textile materials, to help identify the characteristics of each fiber, from the ...

Published on2 October 2023