Fibres

FIBRES:

• materials are made in 4 stages;
  1. spinning fibres into yarns
  2. weaving yarns into fabrics
  3. or knitting the yarns into fabrics
  4. apply finishes to the completed product
• ALL synthetic fibres are filaments (long fibres)
• some however can be cut shorter to replicate a natural fibre, like acrylic for wool
• all natural fibres are staple (means short) apart…