What is Textile Introduction Textile is the second basic needs of human being. It has such an important bearing on our daily lives that everyone needs to know something about them. From earliest times, people have used textiles of various types for covering, warmth, personal adornment, and even to display personal wealth. Today textiles are still used for these purposes and everyone is an ultimate consumer. Though we are not the direct purchaser, we use it in our daily life. As for example, the buyers buy the product from the manufacturers, then they display in the shopping mall and then we buy the products to use. Many industries, such as the auto mobile industry, are important consumers of textiles in various forms. Some other consumers are homemakers, dressmakers, …show more content…
They are wool and silk. Minor hair fibres are listed below: • Camel • Alpaca • Mohair • Cashmere • Rabbit and • Qiviut Mineral Asbestos: Asbestos is a natural fibre obtained from varieties of rock. It is a fibrous form of silicate of magnesium and calcium, containing iron, aluminium, and other materials. It is acid proof, rust proof, and flame proof. Consequently it has been used for materials requiring certain of these characteristics. Synthetics These fibres are generated by man. We do not get these fibres from nature but are generated from natural (cellulose and protein) and chemical substances. There are several categories of synthetic fibres: cellulosic, non-cellulosic polymers, protein, rubber, metallic, and mineral. Uses of Textile Textiles have varieties of uses as follows – • The most common use is as clothing. • Also used for containers such as bags and baskets. • Household uses include carpeting, upholstery furnishings, bed coverings, pillow coverings, table cloths, mat, towels, blankets etc. • Miscellaneous uses include flags, tents, nets