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Disadvantages Of Fibres

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Fibres and Crafts “All fabrics begin life as fibres.”- Fabric for Fashion1 Fibres can be man-made or natural. Fibre is a long, thin, flexible structure made of animal, vegetable, mineral substances or synthetic materials. Its properties are length, strength, pliability, elasticity, abrasion resistance, absorbency, and various other surface properties. Man-made fibres are fibres whose properties, chemical composition and structure are modified for better results and manufacturing process. Man-made fibres are spun and woven into a huge number of consumer and industrial products, such as garments, home furnishings and industrial parts. These fibres are produced from chemical compounds called polymers. Rayon, bamboo fibre and nylon are examples of man-made fibres. These fibres are cellulose based and are not completely unnatural. These materials are prized for their strength, toughness, resistance to heat and ability to hold a pressed form. There are also synthetic fibres whose chemical compound do not occur naturally and produced in laboratories from by-products of petroleum and natural gas. Synthetic fibres can be mass produced to almost any set of required properties. Natural fibres are hair like raw material obtained from animal, vegetable, or mineral source and convertible into …show more content…

It is a process of matting, condensing and pressing wool fibres together. Firstly, a cotton fabric is placed and on top of that alternate layers of wool are placed together. Secondly, boiling soap (reetha) water is poured over the arrangement. The fibres are compressed in order to squeeze out the water so that there are no air molecules in between the fibres. Then another cotton fabric is placed on top and rolled. Rolling is done till the wool fibres stick to the cotton fabric, making it difficult to separate the wool from the fabric. Once the cotton fabric is removed, felt is obtained. The fabric obtained in washed and

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