|
  
  
|
|
Today
is
|
|
|
TEXTILE FIBRE Chart
|
|
|
The fibres used in the clothing and footwear industries have various
origins and can be classified as follows:
natural (plant and animal)
manmade (artificial e synthetic).
|
|
NATURAL FIBRES |
|
Animal |
Wool (Various hair) |
Ovines & wool animals |
| Silk |
Silk Worm |
| |
|
Plant |
Cotton |
Plant Pods |
| Linen |
Plant Bark |
|
Hemp |
Plant Bark |
|
Jute |
Plant Bark |
| Ramié |
Plant Bark |
|
Nettle, Hibiscus, Broom, etc. |
Plant Bark |
|
Manila, Sisal, Rafia |
Plant Leaves |
|
Coconut |
Palm Fruit |
|
Natural Rubber |
Plant Latex |
| |
|
Minerals |
Amiantus |
Amiantus or Asbestos |
|
Lamina and Drawn Metal |
Gold, Silver, Alluminium |
|
Spun-Glass |
Silicates |
|
|
CHEMICAL FIBRES |
|
Artificial
(info)
|
Celluloses |
Viscose Rayon |
Wood & linters |
|
Cuprammonium |
|
Acetates |
| |
|
Proteins |
Lanital-merinova |
Casein |
| Ardil-vicara-azlon |
Vegetable Proteins |
| |
|
Synthetics
(info)
|
Polyamides |
Nylon |
Coal
Petroleum
Castor Oil |
| Perlon |
| Lilion |
| Ortalion |
| Rilsan
ecc. |
| |
|
Polyesters |
Terital |
| Dacron
ecc. |
| |
|
Polyvinyls |
Rhovil |
| Movil
ecc. |
| |
|
Polyacrylics |
Orlon,
leacril |
| Dralon
ecc. |
|
| |
|