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Fabrics Around Us

CBSE · Class 11 · Home Science

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Topics in Fabrics Around Us

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1. Core Ideas: Fibre, Yarn, Fabric, and Textile

  • Fibre is the basic building block of fabrics and is a tiny fine hair-like structure.
  • Yarn is a continuous strand of textile fibres, filaments, or material suitable for knitting, weaving, or intertwining.
  • Fabric is the final textile product made mainly from yarns by weaving or knitting, or directly from fibres in felts and non-wovens.
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2. Classification of Textile Fibres

  • Textile fibres are classified by origin, chemical type, generic type, and trade name.
  • There are four types of natural fibres: cellulosic, protein, mineral, and natural rubber.
  • Natural cellulosic fibres include seed hair, bast fibres, leaf fibres, and nut husk fibres.
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3. Yarn Processing and Yarn Terms

  • Natural staple fibres are converted into yarn through spinning.
  • Yarn processing includes cleaning, making into a sliver, attenuating, drawing out, twisting, and spinning.
  • Cleaning removes impurities such as seeds, leafy matter, twigs, and suint.
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4. Fabric Production Methods

  • Most fabrics are made from yarns, but felts and non-wovens are made directly from fibres.
  • Weaving is the oldest form of textile art and was originally used for making mats and baskets.
  • In weaving, two sets of yarns are interlaced at right angles.

Key Concepts

Central concept: Textile products and their making from fibres to fabrics

FibresYarnFabricNatural fibresManufactured fibresFabric productionFinishingImportant fibres

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