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FIBRE TO FABRICE NAME – LAVISH GUPTA CLASS – 7th A FROM GROUP B
FIBERS AND FABRIC • Fibres are very thin, thread-like strands from which fabrics (or cloths) are made. Some examples of fibres are cotton, wool, silk, jute, nylon, polyester .The fibres are spun into yarn (long continuous thread) which can then be woven on a loom to make a fabric (or cloth)
ANIMAL FIBERS • There are two animal fibers . They are :- WOOL SILK
SILK • Silk is a natural protein fiber, some forms of which can be woven into textiles. The protein fiber of silk is composed mainly of fibroin and is produced by certain insect larvae to form cocoons. • There are different types of silk worm produce different silks in terms of luster and textile. Example: tassar silk, mooga silk, kosa silk etc. are produced by different types of silk moth. Mulbery silk is the most common silk moth.
WOOL • •Wool is obtained from the fleece (hair) of sheep, sheep, goat, camel, yak, llama, alpaca and other animals. •These animals have thick coat hair on their body because the hair traps the air and air is poor conductor of heat. •So thick layer of hair keep their body warm and protect . • Rearing and breeding of sheep Sheep are reared in many parts our country like Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan, Gujarat etc.hemfrom harsh cold.