Classification Table for Textile fibres

Natural

Animal
Wool Silk Hair / fur Feather
Merino Bombyx Mori Human
…many Tussah Domestic Pet
Anaphe Cat
Dog
Cow
Horse
Rabbit; Angora, Common
Alpaca, Llama, Guanaco, Vicuna
Angora Goat; Mohair
Goat; Cashmere, Common
Camel
Vegetable
Seed Bast Leaf
Cotton Flax Abaca (Manila)
Kapok Hemp Sisal
Akund Jute Phornium
Ramie
Coir (fruit) Sunn
Kenaf

Mineral (silicates)
Asbestos
Man-made
Synthetic
Polyolefin Acrylic/Vinylic Urethane
PE/PP Anidex PVC segmented
Modacrylic Halofibre nonsegmented
Acrilan Vinyon Lycra
Vinal Orlon Saran Spandex
Dralon Fibravyl
PBI PVDC
Sulfar Amide PTFE Diene
Melamine Nylon 6
Nylon 6,6 Aramid Ester
Nylon 11 Kevlar PET
Perlon Nomex Crimplene
Terylene

Natural
Alginate Rubber Re-generated Protein
(Seaweed) Casein
Azlon

Paper Re-generated Cellulose

Sulphite pulp Viscose Rayon Acetate
Cu-Rayon Diacetate
Lyocell Triacetate

Other Fibres
Glass Ceramic Metallic Carbon