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Mind Map by Nicola Lees, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Nicola Lees
about 9 years ago
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Natural Fibres
- Are all short
fibres except silk
which is much
longer and known
as a filament fibre.
- Staple fibres are a few centimeters long
- Filament fibres can be up to 1KM long
- Staple fibres are a few centimeters long
- They come from
natural sources:
plant or animals
- Plants = cellulose based
- Cotton Plant
- Cotton
- Cotton
- Flax Plant
- Linen
- Linen
- Cotton Plant
- Animal = protein based
- Sheep
- Wool
- Wool
- Silk Worm
- Silk
- Silk
- Sheep
- Plants = cellulose based
- After they have been
collected (harvested)
they are cleaned &
straightened before
being spun into yarn
- These fibres come from
renewable sources
- Fibres are biodegradable
and often recylable
- Sustainable
- Sustainable
- Fibres are biodegradable
and often recylable
- These
fibres are
absorbant
& strong
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