Types of Fibre
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- Created on: 06-04-15 13:12
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- Types of Fibre
- Natural Fibres
- From natural resources
- Harvested, cleaned, straightened before spun into a yarn
- Usually comes in staples lengths - silk in filament fibres
- Renewable, biodegradable, recyclable, sustainable, absorbent, strong
- Poor resistance to biological damage
- Regenerated Fibres
- The fibres have a renewable origin, but many are made using synthetic chemicals
- Making them less sustainable to natural fibres
- Some fibres like Tencel are produced so that most of the chemicals can be recycled
- Made from natural resources that are chemically treated
- They tend to have similar properties to natural fibres
- Natural Fibres
- From natural resources
- Harvested, cleaned, straightened before spun into a yarn
- Usually comes in staples lengths - silk in filament fibres
- Renewable, biodegradable, recyclable, sustainable, absorbent, strong
- Poor resistance to biological damage
- Natural Fibres
- The fibres have a renewable origin, but many are made using synthetic chemicals
- Synthetic Fibres
- Non-renewable so less sustainable
- Made from polymers
- They mainly come from coal or oil
- E.G. polyester, LYCRA, and acrylic, nylon (coal)
- Can be changed by heating ( pleats)
- Man-made fibres
- Melted or dissolved in solution - forced through tiny holed and hardened to form filament fibres
- Resistant to biological damage
- Natural Fibres
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