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What is textile fiber?
Properties of textile fiber.
All fibers are suitable for textiles.
Textile fibers are those which have properties that allow them to be spun into yarn or directly made into fabric. This means they need to be strong enough to hold their shape, flexible enough to be shaped into a fabric or yarn, elastic enough to stretch, and durable enough to last.
Textile fibers must be a minimum of 5 millimeters in length. Shorter fibers cannot be spun together.
So, all textiles are made of fibers, but not all fibers can be used to make textiles. For example, cotton plants contain fibers that are strong and pliant enough to be spun into yarn. These are textile fibers.
On the other hand, have you ever noticed those little strings in your corn-on-the-cob? Those hair-like structures are technically fibers. However, they are too weak to be spun into yarn without breaking, so they are unsuitable for textiles.