Textile fibres: sources and classification
Home Science · Grade 10 · about 40 minutes
The key textile terms, where fibres come from, how they are classified into natural and man-made, their characteristics, and how those characteristics decide what each fabric is used for.
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- Textile fibres: sources and classification
- Identifying textile fibres
- Natural and man-made fibres
- Cotton: Kenya's plant clothing fibre
- Linen and sisal: two other plant fibres
- Wool: warmth from the fleece
- Silk: the silkworm filament
- Polyester: easy-care synthetic
- Nylon and acrylic
- Identifying fibres by look and feel
- The burning test, done safely
- Matching fibres to household articles