Chapter 3 Fibre to fabric

We use different types of fibres for making clothes .

There are two main sources of fibers.
1. Natural fibers
2. Artificial fibers /synthetic fibers or man-made
fibers .

Natural fibers are obtained from plants and animals

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Plant fibres
Cotton
jute
Animal fibers
wool
Silk

Artificial fibres
 nylon
polyester
acrylic

Plant fibers
Cotton
Cotton is obtained from cotton plants .
It grows well in black soil and warm climate.
The fruit of cotton plant is called cotton bolls .

Jute
Jute fiber is obtained from the stem of jute plants .
Mainly grown in west Bengal Assam and Bihar.
Stems are immersed in water for few days. The
stem rots and the fibers are separated.

Animal fibers
Wool is obtained from the fleece of sheep .
It is also obtained from the hair of rabbit Yak and
camel .
Silk
Silk is obtained from the cocoon of silk worm.

Answer the following

1. What is ginning
The process of separating cotton fibers from cotton
seeds is called ginning.

2. What are fibres?

The thin strands of threads are called ffibers

3.What is spinning ?explain the process of spinning?

The process of making yarn from fibre is called
spinning.
In this process fibers from a mass of cotton wool are
drawn out and twisted .
This brings the fibers together to form a yarn.
Devices used for spinning
simple devices used for spinning are
Takli and
Charkha
Nowadays spinning machines are used for making
yarm.
(Draw Takli and charkha)

4.What is weaving?
The process of arranging two sets of yarns together
to make a fabric is called weaving.

5.What is Knitting?
The process of making a piece of fabric from a
single yarn is called an knitting.
Example sweater
From which part of the plant cotton and are
obtained cotton is obtained from the fruit of cotton
plant dude is obtained from the stem of juice plant

Name the two items that are made from coconut

fibers ropes door mats