What are the natural fibres?

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What are the two main plant-based fibres?
Cotton and Linen
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What are the two main Animal-based fibres?
Wool and Silk
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What animal does angora hair come from?
Angora Rabbit
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Where does linen come from?
The fibrous stem of the flax plant
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What are the other vegetable fibres?
Kapok and Hemp
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What are the other animal fibres?
Cashmere, Camel hair, Mohair and Angora hair
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Where does Cotton come from?
Fine hairs on the seeds of a ripe seed pod of a cotton plant
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Where does wool come from?
Hair of sheep
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Where does cashmere come from?
The fine undercoat of a goat
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Where does silk come from?
The cocoon of a silk worm
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Where do short stable fibres come from in a cocoon?
The outer layer (broken)
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Where do long filament fibres come from in a cocoon?
The inner layer that has to be carefully unravelled
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What are the two main Animal-based fibres?

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Wool and Silk

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What animal does angora hair come from?

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Where does linen come from?

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What are the other vegetable fibres?

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