TEXTILE

Fibers  (or  fibres ) form a class of hair-like materials that occur as continuous filaments or in discrete elongated pieces, similar to pieces of thread. They are of two types: natural fibers and man-made or synthetic fibers. Natural fibers may be obtained from plant, animal, and mineral sources. Those from plant sources include  cotton , flax, hemp, sisal, jute, kenaf, and  coconut . Fibers from animal sources include  silk ,  wool , and mohair. Those from mineral sources include  asbestos  and  metal  fibers. Many natural fibers can be spun into filaments, thread, or rope. Some can be matted into sheets to make products such as  paper  or  felt . Others can be used as components of  composite  materials. In recent years, natural fibers are being increasingly used in the  textile ,  building ,  plastics , and automotive industries. Sources of natural fibers Natural fibers can be classifi...

resource:Linkedln https://www.slideshare.net/ “Textile engineering”  is one of the popular disciplines of  engineering fields . It is a big research field of technology. Textile engineering spins around the garment, color and fabric line of industries. Textile engineering is about to the design and control of the fiber, apparel and textile process, machinery and products. Textile Engineering is the study of textile production, processing and it's compatibility for the use of common man. It combines the principles of engineering with specific knowledge of textile equipment and processes. This field of engineering draws inputs from various other branches of engineering like chemical, instrumentation, computer, structural, electronic and mechanical engineering. Textile technology/Engineering deals with the application of scientific and engineering principles to the design and control of all aspects of fiber, textile and apparel processes, its products and machinery. T...

The word ”textile” originally applied only to woven fabrics, now generally applied to fibers, yarns, or fabrics or products made offers, yarns or fabrics. The term textile originates from the latin verb texere to weave but, as the Textile Institute’s Terms and Definitions Glossary explains, it is now ”a general term applied to any manufacture from fibers, filaments or yarns characterized by flexibility, fineness and high ratio of Length to thickness”