FIBER CRAFT

History of Fiber
Fibers have been used for apparel and home fashion for
thousands of years or as old as human civilization. In
comparison, the man-made fiber industry began with the first
commercial production of rayon in 1910.
For many thousand years, the usage of fiber is limited by
natural fiber such as flax, cotton, silk, wool, and plant
fibers for different applications.
FIBER
A unit of matter which is capable of being spun into a
yarn or made into fabric by bonding or by interlacing
in a variety of methods including weaving, knitting,
braiding, felting, twisting, or webbing, and
which is the basic structural element of textile
products.
FIBER
It is the smallest textile component which is
microscopic hair like substance that may be
man made or natural.
They have length at least hundred times to that
of their diameter.
Used in the manufacture of other materials.
Classification of Fibers
Natural Fibers
Vegetable Fibers
Animal Fibers
Mineral Fibers
Wood Fibers
Biological Fibers
Man Made Fibers
Regenerated Fibers
Synthetic Fibers
Inorganic Fibers
Natural Fiber
Any hair like raw material directly obtained from an
animal, vegetable, or mineral source and geological
processes that can be convertible after spinning into yarns
and then into fabric.
Various Categories of Natural Fiber
Plant
Animal
Mineral
Vegetable Fibers
Can be classified as:
a. Fibre occuring on the seed (raw cotton, java
cotton)
b. Phloem fiber (flax, ramie, hemp, jute)
c. Tendon fiber from stem or leaves (banana,
abaca, pandan, pinya)
d. Fiber occuring around the trunk (hemp palm)
e. Fiber of fruit/nut shells (coconut fiber-coir)
Cotton and Linen are the most important
among them.
Plant fibers are employed in the
manufacture of paper and textile (cloth).
 Vegetable fibers
Low Lignin content - Linen or Flax and Ramie
High Lignin content- Jute, Hemp
 Cotton
is a soft fiber that grows
around the seeds of the
cotton plant.
Composition
90% cellulose, 6%
moisture and the
remainder fats and
impurities
the outer surface is
covered with a protective
wax like coating which
gives fiber an adhesive
quality
 Properties of Cotton
the cellulose is arranged in a way that gives cotton
unique properties of strenght, durability, and
absorbency.
it is fresh, crisp, comfortable, absorbent, flexible, has no
pilling problems, has good resistance to alkalis.
it has poor wrinkle resistance, shrinkage, poor acid
resistance, less abrasion resistance, suspectible, to
damage by moths and mildew, needs lots of
maintenance and stains are difficult to remove.
its fibre lenght ranges from 1/2 inches to 2 inches.
it has 10% increase in strenght when wet.
 Kapok Fibre
is a silky cotton like substance that
surrounds the seeds in pods of the
ceiba tree.
Properties:
it can support as much as 30 times to its
own weight in water and loses only 10%
of bouyancy over a 30 day period
it its 8 times lighter that cotton
it is also lightweight, non-allergic, non-
toxic,resistant to rotand odorless.
since its inelastic and too fragile, it can't
be spun.
it has outstanding characteristics of
lightness,impermeability,thermalisolatio
nand eco-naturality.
 Bast Fibre
a fiber collected from the
phloem sorrounding the stem
of a certain plant.
Properties:
have often higher tensile
strength than other kinds,
and ropes, yarn, paper,
composites and burlap.
they are obtained by the
process called retting.
 Jute Fibre
one of the cheapest natural fiber and
is second only to cotton in amount
produced and variety of fibres.
Properties:
Jute is a long, soft, shiny vegetable
fibre.
the plant grows up to a height of 2.5m
and its fibre lenght is about 2m.
it is generally used in geo textiles.
it has a good resistance to micro
organisms and insects.
it has a low wet strength, low
elongation, and inexpensive to
produced.
 Ramie Fibre
is one of the oldest fibre
crops.
Properties:
it requires chemical
processing to de-gum the
fiber.
it is fine absorbent, quick
dring fiber, is slightly stiff and
possesses high natural luster.
its plant height is 2.5m and
its strength is eight times
more than a cotton
 Hemp Fibre
used to remove the fiber from the
stem, the hemp naturally may be
creamy white, brown, gray, black
or green.
Properties:
it is yellowish brown fiber
hemp fiber can be 3 -15 feet long,
running the lenght of the plant.
Characteristics of fiber are its
superior strength and durability,
resistance to ultraviolet lightand
mold, comfort and good
 Coir Fibre
Fibre mechanically extracted from
dry mature coconut husk after
soaking.
It is long, hard and strong fibre
but with lower softness, lower
water absorption capacity, and
shorter life than long retted fibre.
 Animal Fibre
are natural fibers that consist
largely of proteins such as silk,
hair/fur, wool and feathers.
Classified as:
Hair Fibres (Staple)
Secretion Fibres (Filament)
Wool (Specialty hair fibres)
Silk (Spider silk, Insect fibre)
 Types of Silk
Domestic Silk
Mulberry silk: This is a white to yellow coloured
silk. It is fine and is used mainly for apparel.
Wild Silk
Muga silk: This is a golden yellow coloured silk.
It is obtained from the semi-domesticated silkworm
which feeds on the aromatic leaves of Som and Soalu
plants.
Eri silk: This is got from the domesticated
silkworm. It feeds mainly on castor leaves.
Tussar silk: Also known as Kosa silk, is valued
for its purity and texture. It is drawn from cocoons.
 Silk Fibre
It is a natural fiber that can be woven
into textiles. It is obtained from the
cocoon of the silk worm larva, in the
process known as sericulture.
Properties:
it's fine continious strand unwound from
the cocoon of a moth caterpillar known as
the silkworm.
it is the longest and thinnest natural
filament around 3000yards.
it is relatively lustrous, smooth, light
weight, strong and elastic.
it is essentially composed of protein fibre
and is naturally a white coloured fiber.
 Wool Fibre
is the fibre derived from the fur
of animals.
Properties:
it has the highest moisture
regain 14%.
it exhibits felting property and
is easy to spin
due to crimp present in it, it has
heat in stored within
the length of the fibre is around
3-15 inches.
 Types of Wool Fibre
Clipped/Fleece wool
taken from the live
sheep
Pulled wool taken
from sheep already
dead.
Merino wool is the
best grade of wool.
 Mineral Fibre
Asbestos is the only natural
mineral fibre obtained from
varieties of rock.
Properties:
It is fribrous form of silicate of
magnesium and calcium
containing iron and aluminum
and other minerals.
It is acid proof, flame proof,
rust proof.
Its particles are carcinogenic
and hence its use is restricted.
 Man Made Fibres
Regenerated Fibres
Natural Man Made Fibre
A. Cellulosic Fibres
Cellulose is one of many polymers found in nature.
Wood, paper and cotton all contain cellulose.
Cellulose is an excellent fiber.
Cellulose is made of repeat units of the of the
monomerglucose
The three types of regenerated cellusic fibre are
rayon, acetate and triacetate which derived from the
cell walls of short cotton fibres called inters.
Paper for instance is almost pure cellulose.
 Man Made Fibres
Regenerated Fibres
Natural Man Made Fibre
A. Cellulosic Fibres
Cellulose is one of many polymers found in nature.
Wood, paper and cotton all contain cellulose.
Cellulose is an excellent fiber.
Cellulose is made of repeat units of the of the
monomerglucose
The three types of regenerated cellusic fibre are
rayon, acetate and triacetate which derived from the
cell walls of short cotton fibres called inters.
Paper for instance is almost pure cellulose.
 Rayon
is a manufactured generated
cellulosic fiber.
it is the first man made fibre.
it has a serrated round shape with
smooth surface.
it loses 30-50% of its strength when
it is wet.
the fiber is sold as artificial silk.
there are two principal varieties of
rayon namely viscose and cupra
ammonium rayon.
 Acetate
is derived from cellulose by reacting
purified cellulose from wood pulp
with acetic acid and acetic anhydride
in the presence of sulfuric acid.
Characteristics of Acetate Fiber:
luxurius feel and appearance
wide range of colors and lusters
excellent drapability and softness
relatively fast drying
shrink, moth and mildew
resistant
 Man
Polyester
Made Synthetic Fibres
Nylon Polyester
Aramid Nylon
Acrylic Aramid
Modacrylic Acrylic
Spandex Modacrylic
Olefin Spandex
Vinyon Olefin
Saran Vinyon
Nytril Saran
Teflon/Flourocarbon Nytril
Teflon/Flourocarbon
 Polyester
the term polyester is most
commonly used to refer to
polyethylene
terepthhalate(PET)
it has a high melting
temperature.
have a good strength and are
hydrophobic
the fiber has a rod like shape
with a smooth surface.
it has excellent resiliency and
is the best wash and wear
fabric
 Nylon
one of the most common
polymers used as fiber
there are several forms of
nylon depending upon
chemical synthesis such as
nylon 4, 6, 6.6, 6.10, 6.12, 8,
10, and 11.
It is found in clothing all the
time
the fibre has a smooth rod
like shape with a smooth
surface.
 Rubber Fibre
Rubber is an elastic hydrocarbon
polymer that naturally occur
colloidal suspension or latex, in the
sap of plants.
the manufacturing process consists of
extruding the natural ruber latex into
a coagulatingbath to form filament.
The material is cross linked to obtain
fibres which exhibit high stretch.
it can be synthesized.
Synthetic can be made as a polymer
of oprene or various other
monomers.
Rubber exhibits unique physical and
chemical properties
 Inorganic Fibres
Glass - Silica sand, lime stone, and other
minerals
Ceramic- alumina, silica
Graphite fibers- Carbon
Metallic fibers- aluminum, silver, gold and
stainless steel
 Glass Fibre
it is also known as fiberglass
that is a material made from
extremely fine fibers of glass.
it has a high degree of viscosity
the basis of textile grade glass
fibre is silica.
the first type of glass used for
fiber was soda-lime glass.
it has a good thermal insulation.
 Metallic Fibers
Metallic fibers are manufactured
fibers composed of metal, plastic-
coated metal, gold, and silver
have been used for fabric
decoration.
they are made through laminating
process.
coated metallic filaments help to
minimize tarnishing.
If possible anything made with
metallic fibers should be dry
cleaned.
they are used mainly for
decorative purposes.
 Fibre Craft
It is a fine art whose material consists of natural or synthetic fibre
and other components such as fabric or yarn.
In order for the fibre to be made into cloth or clothing, it must be
spun(twisted) into a strand known as yarn.
Knitting and crochet are common methods of twisting and
shaping the yarn into garments or fabric. Weaving is the most
common use of yarn to make a cloth.
Examples
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