Textile Science: What is Textile

What is Textile?

According to The Textile Institute,UK

1. A textile was originally a woven fabric,
but the terms textile and the plural textiles are now also applied to fibers, filaments and yarns, natural and manufactured, and most products for which these are a principal raw material .

for example, fiber-based products in the following categories: threads, cords, ropes and braids ; woven ,knitted and non-woven fabrics, lace, nets and embroidery ; hosiery , knitwear and made-up apparel ; household textiles , soft furnishing and upholstery ; carpets and other floor coverings ; technical , industrial and engineering textiles - including Geo-textiles and medical textiles.

2. Descriptive of textiles as defined in above and of the raw materials , processes , machinery , buildings , craft , technology , personnel used in , and the organizations and activities concerned , with their manufacture.

Simply we can say that," any product made from fibers / filaments through the process/processes of spinning, weaving / knitting , dyeing-printing-finishing or bonding and stitching ,tufting and felting is Textile.

In other words,
A type of material composed of natural or synthetic fibers is Textile.

Types of textiles include animal-based material such as wool or silk, plant-based material such as linen and cotton, and synthetic material such as polyester and rayon.Textiles are often associated with the production of clothing.

Some textile/textiles