Fiber types and yarns
Fiber types
| Fibers | ||||
| Natural fibers | Chemical fibers | |||
| Vegetable | Animal | Cellulose based | Proteine based | Specialfibers |
|
Cotton Jute Linen Hemp Ramie Kapok |
Sheep wool Mohair Goat hair Silk |
Viscose Acetate Triacetate |
Polyester Polyamide Aramid Polyvinyl Chloride Polyurethane Polyethylene Carbon Polypropylene |
Para Aramide Meta Aramide Glass Steal |
Natural fibers
Vegetable
- CottonJuteLinenHemp
Ramie
Kapok
Animal
- Sheep woolMohairGoat hairSilk
Chemical fibers
Cellulose based
- ViscoseAcetateTriacetate
Proteine based
- PolyesterPolyamideAramidPolyvinyl Chloride
Polyurethane
Polyethylene
Carbon
Polypropylene
Specialfibers
- Para AramideMeta AramideGlassSteal
Yarns
Yarn is a long continuous length of interlocked fibres, suitable for use in the production of weaving and braiding. Textile engineers often use the unit tex, which is the weight in grams of a 1.000 m of yarn, or decitex, which is a finer measurement corresponding to the weight in grams of 10.000 m of yarn.
