Cloth
or fabric is a flexible artificial material made up
of a network of natural or artificial
fibres
(thread
or
yarn)
formed by
weaving or
knitting (textiles),
or pressed into
felt.
Cloth is most often used in the manufacture of
clothing, household
furnishings, and
art such
as
tapestry. Before the advent of woven cloth, the functions of
textiles were fulfilled by
furs and
skins.
In the past, all cloth was made from natural fibres, including
plant sources such as such as as
cotton,
flax,
and
hemp,
and animal sources such as
wool,
hair, and
silk. In the
20th century, these were supplemented by artificial fibres such
as
polyester and
rayon.
Cloth is most often
dyed,
with fabrics available in every colour. Coloured designs in fabric
can be created by weaving strands of different colours (plaid)
and adding coloured stitches to finished fabric (embroidery),
but also by using various printing processes on finished fabric.
Cloth is made in many varying strengths and degrees of
durability, from the finest
gossamer fabrics to sturdy
canvas
sailcloths. The relative thickness of fibres in cloth is
measured in
deniers.
Microfiber refers to fibers made of strands thinner than one
denier.
Cloth
Definition
Down Definition
Flannel
Definition
Fur Definition
Leather
Definition
Nylon
Definition
Loom
Weaving
Knitting
Warp
Weft
Drill Fabric
Fiber
Definition
Crêpe
Madras
Fabric Testing
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