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Clothing Made From Natural Fibers
By: Jason Maxwell
Submitted: 2011-02-28 02:06:23 | Word Count: 539
Have you ever thought how a certain gown ended up in your
possession or what kind of textile material it is composed of? When did people discover that fibers from plant, animals
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and even insects could be fashioned into something more useful, more versatile and more
glamorous cloth? Using natural fibers in apparels may have started way back
thousands of years ago but the exact date is unknown as historians realized that
countries that came to discover these fibers guarded their discoveries with all their
might.
Flax is generally considered to be the oldest natural textile fiber and the use of it
into weaving dates back to the Egyptian dynasties where flax were woven into linen and
sewn as shrouds used in burying their pharaohs. This is grown in temperate and sub-tropical
areas such as Russia, France, Belgium, Spain, Egypt, and among others. Today, flax is
not only grown for the purpose of fabric manufacturing but also because of its oil-rich
seeds.
Cotton is a native to the Americas, Pakistan, Africa and India. It
has been spun, woven and dyed to clothe the ancient people of India, Egypt and China.
Cotton is generally used in making bath towels, robes, blue
jeans, socks, underwear, most T-shirts, bed sheets and yarn for knitting and crochet
works since cotton is highly absorbent. Cotton is also used
in fishnets, coffee filters and oil from cotton seeds.
Silk was
discovered by a Chinese princess and silk cultivation and manufacturing were made in
secret by the Chinese for over 3,000 years while India developed the silk culture when a
Chinese princess married an Indian prince. Silk are produced by insects but the most
popular of it is obtained from the cocoons of the larvae of the mulberry silkworm. Silk is used mainly during warm season and its low conductivity
keeps the skin warm during winter due to its absorbency. Silk is used in making lingerie, ties, blouses, formal dresses, parachutes,
comforter filling, and among others.
Wool
is a textile fiber obtained from the hairs of animals such as sheep, goats, camel and
rabbits. Wool is primarily used in the production of blankets,
horse rugs and saddles, carpets and in some heavy machineries and radio speakers. It is also used as a cloth diaper covers because of its hydrophobic
characteristics that repel water and the interior of the wool is used as a covering for
wet diapers because of its ability to attract water thus the outer portion remain dry.
Today, wool remains the most versatile such that its quality has never been duplicated
by man-made or synthetic fiber.
The quality of natural fibers have
never been surmounted or equaled though fibers have been synthetically-made recently.
The competition has brought a positive effect
to the consumers as they are given an option to choose from.
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