Textile Fiber

A Textile Fibre is a natural or chemical substance which has all the requirements to be a fibre and must have sufficient strength, inter attraction force, fineness and spinability. A fibre which is spin able is called textile fibre.

★Properties of Textile Fibre 
Strength
Fineness
Inter attraction force
Flexibility 
Elasticity
Color 
Length 
Heat conductivity 
Chemically resistant.

★Cotton fiber
Cotton is a cellulosic plant fiber. Found from bolls (seed pods) growing on bushed 
Organic cotton can be called as Environmental friendly Cotton or "Green Cotton".
Environmental Cotton can be grown in a range of colors Main textile product of China, India, Pakistan, Iran and many other countries 
Made into a wide range of wearing apparel.

★Advantage of Cotton 
Comfortable 
Absorbent 
Good color retention
 Dyes & prints well
Washable 
Fairly strong
Drapes well

Easy to handle and sew

Low cost 
Environmental friendly.

*Disadvantage 
Shrinks in hot water
 Wrinkles easily
 Weakened by
 perspiration and sun
 Burns easily 
Affected by mildew
Affected by chlorine bleach.