Hair Fibers

HAIR FIBERS
introduction..

• Hair fibers obtained from different kinds of

animals also contribute to the fabric
formation.
• Animals hair are adapted by nature for the
climate they live in.
• These fibers can be used alone or mixed
with wool.
Types of hair fibers
Camel
Mohair
alpaca (angora
Goat)

vicuna types Cashmere

guanaco Llama
Angora
rabbit
 Camel
Introduction…
2. also known as high
quality coat fiber.
3. Apt to protect both
heat and cold.
4. An expensive fiber
so often mixed with
wool.
 Sources
• Camel hair is
collected from the
two-humped Bactrian
camel, found from
Turkey east to China
and north to Siberia.
Significant supplier
countries of camel
hair are: Mongolia,
Iran, Afghanistan,
Russia, New Zealand,
Tibet, and Australia
 Manufacturing
There are five primary steps

1.Collection – by shearing or moulting

2.Sorting – coarse hair seperated from soft hair
3.dehairing
4. spinning, and
5. weaving or knitting.
 Properties

2. Strength,
3. Luster,
4. Smoothness,
5. Warmth,
6. Light weight,
7. thermostatic .
 End uses..
1. Over coats and
jackets,
2. blazers and sweaters,
3. Skirts,
4. Paint brushes,
5. Gloves and hosiery
items,
6. Scarves, mufflers,
caps
7. Carpets and
waterproof coats etc
 MOHAIR
Introduction..

• refers to a silk-like fabric or yarn made

from the hair of the docile Angora goat.

• Length of fiber is 9 to 12 inches.

 Source..

• Found in mountains
of tibet and turkey

• Today South Africa

and the United States
are the largest mohair
producers, with the
majority of Amerian
mohair being
produced in Texas
 Manufacturing..

• Shearing- removing
fur from animal body
• Scouring- treating
fiber with detergents
• Dehaired- separating
coarse and soft hair.
• Spinning.
 Properties..
1. Composed of keratin similar to wool.
2. Resilient
3. Dust repellant
4. Absorbent
5. Lustrous and silky
6. Anti wrinkle, flame resistant,
7. Moth and mildew proof
8. Warmth
 End uses…
• Carpets
• Sweaters
• Coats
• Home furnishings
• Doll wigs etc..
 Cashmere
Introduction..

Cashmere wool is wool obtained from the

Cashmere goat and is also known as
Pashmina.
 Sources..

• Himalaya mountains
of kashmir
• Mangolia and china.
 Properties..

1. Soft and wool like,

2. Lightweight
3. Warm and finer as
compared to normal
wool fiber.
4. Less durable than
wool.
 End uses
• Shawls
• Scarves
• Sweaters
• Jackets
• gloves
 LLAMA
• Introduction
• It is obtained from animal which looks like
camel ( 1/3 of its size)
• sources…
• Andes mountains of south america.
• Primarily in bolivia and peru.
 Properties.
• Coarse
• brown in colour
• Insulative
• Light weight
• Wrinkle resistant
• Colour fast
• Extemely durable.
 Alpaca
Introduction…
• Related to camels breed
• Suri is highly selected
type of alpaca

sources
• Found in Andes
mountains in S.
America
 properties
• Silky ,strong,water repellant.
• Highly insulative
• Obtained in many colors but reddish brown is
most valuable.
End uses…
Socks, sweaters, jackets etc
 Angora (rabbit)
Introduction…

• It is obtained from rabbit

• It is very expensive

sources…
 angora comes from
France, Italy and Japan.

Also raised from China , Chile

and US
 Manufacturing..
1. Plucking loose hair,
or
2. Shearing or
3. collection of
moulting fur
 End uses

Sweaters, suiting,
baby clothes , knitting
and felting
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