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Classification Of Textile Fiber.

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If you describe the definition of textile fiber in single sentence than you can say “Textile fiber is that essential textile Ra-Material to produce any kind of textile or garments products”. To make Woven fabric, Non-Woven fabric, knitting fabric, Felt, Lace Etc. Without use any kind of textile fiber, simply no one can even think to make any kind of textile or garments products.

The definition of another hand like,                                                                                                                                                                                           A unit of matters characterized by flexibility, fineness, strength, high ration to length to width is called fiber. Generally a fiber should be 500 to 1000 times longer than its width. It needed to enable fibers to be twisted together to from a yarn.

Requirement for Use-able fiber
Textile fiber should be minimum length 5 mm, soft, supple and able to spin. A textile fiber should have elasticity, strong, luster, smooth and many more requirement to be an ideal textile fiber what ever the fiber is natural or man made fiber (Synthetic).

There are too many textile products in the whole world. The product must made by some textile fiber between natural and man made (Synthetic). Each fiber’s have too many classifications. Let’s go to read more to know the classifications of all textile fiber.

 

Classification Of Textile Fibers

 

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Classification Of Textile Fibers.

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Difference between “Natural fiber and man made fiber”.

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Difference-between-“Natural-fiber-and-man-made-fiber”--Synthetic-fiber

Natural fiber and man made fiber: Textile is a technology depend on fiber. Fiber is a things which is used to make yearn and fabric. Fiber is come from two different source. Two source of fiber is Natural fiber and man made fiber also called Synthetic fiber. Natural fiber is comes from nature, that’s why its called natural and on the other hand when the human make a fiber to us those alternative by natural fiber and its makes from different type of chemical in a factory is synthetic fiber. synthetic fiber is made by human so that its called man made fiber. Click here to to the classification of fiber

This yarn is made form synthetic fiber (Man made fiber) given blew on this picture.

 

Keep reading and lets find out the common distinguish between Natural fiber and man made fiber:

Natural Fiber Man-made Fiber
#The natural fibers we get from nature are called natural fiber. #. The fiber made by synthetic or regenerating system called man-made fiber.
#. In the natural fiber molecules are not limited. #. In the man-made fiber molecules are limited as the producer want.
#The numbers of molecules are controlled by nature and the length can not be controlled by nurture. #. The numbers of molecules are controlled by man & the length can be control.
#. Natural fiber is comfortable and it’s good for health. #. Man-made fiber is not comfortable and it’s not good for health.
#. Its expensive fiber. #. It’s not so expensive fiber.
#. The strength of natural fiber is low. #. The Strength of man-made fiber is high.
#. The productions of natural fiber depend on nature climate and environment. #. The MM f can be produce with local materials and chemicals. It is not depend on nature.
#. It’s not much favorable for finishing. #. It’s favorable for finishing.

 

 

 

 

 

NB: This is not all of difference between natural and man made fiber, so help us to know all of it! 

 

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Percentage of impurities in different natural fiber

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Cotton-Fiber

Percentage of impurities in different natural fiber:

Every natural textile fiber is made with a little bit impurities which are totally unusable. Before use that fiber its need to remove those impurities from the fiber with keeps the useable part that fiber. Various quantities impurities and various types impurities are included in textile natural fiber. Every natural fiber, impurities and quantities are given blew.

Cotton Fiber

Percentage of impurities in Cotton fiber.

Percentage of impurities in Cotton fiber.

Cotton is a uni-cellulose fiber. Cellulose is the use able and main part the cotton fiber. 94% cellulose and 6% impurities are made a natural cotton fiber. The name and the percentage impurities are given blew. It’s could be less or high.

Protein                                     1.3%

Pectin’s                                    1.2%

Oil, Fat, Wax                            0.6%

Mineral Matters                       1.3%

Ash                                          0.5%

Others                                      1.1%

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Total Impurities                        06%

Cellulose                                  94%

Total:                                      100%

 

NB: Cellulose is the main useable element in cotton fiber & the quantity of impurities and cellulose could be less or high.

 

 

Jute Fiber

Percentage of impurities in Jute fiber.

Percentage of impurities in Jute fiber.

 Jute fiber is a multi-cellulose fiber and the main useable element is cellulose in this fiber. Generally 65% Cellulose and 35% impurities are including in a jute fiber, It could be less or high. Percentage and the name of impurities in jute are given blew.

Hemicelluloses                         22.2%

Lignin                                       10.8%

                                                    Color pigment, Regions and others       2.0%

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Total Impurities                      35%

Cellulose                                 65%

Total:                                      100%

 

NB: Cellulose is the main useable element in Jute fiber & the quantity of impurities and cellulose could be less or high.

Wool Fiber

Percentage of impurities in Wool fiber

Percentage of impurities in Wool fiber

Wool is a natural animal fiber. The authentic element of wool is keratin. 61% keratin and 39% impurities are made-up the natural animal wool fiber. The impurities are Wool Wax or grease, Suint, dirt, burrs, minaret meters, water and others. Let’s have a look at percentage. It’s could be less or high.

Wool Wax or grease 11%

Suint                                        8%

Dirt                                          8%

                                                                   Burrs minaret meters,

                                                                   Water and others                   12%

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Total Impurities                     39%

Keratin                                    61%

Total:                                       100%

NB: Keratin is the main useable element in Wool fiber & the quantity of impurities and Keratin could be less or high.

Silk Fiber

Percentage of impurities in silk fiber

Percentage of impurities in silk fiber

 Silk is a natural animal fiber which one is produce from silk worm. Sericin is the main impurities in the silk fiber. Fibroin is the main element is the main part of the silk its called pure silk. Percentage of impurities are given blew. It’s could be less or high.

Sericin                                      22%

Wax                                           1.5%

                                                                 Mineral salt, color,

                                                                 Pigment and others                  0.5%

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Total Impurities                         24%

Fibroin                                     76%

Total:                                       100%

NB: Fibroin is the main useable element in Silk fiber & the quantity of impurities and fibroin could be less or high.

 

 

 

Why all the fibers are not textile fiber?

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Why all the fibers are not textile fiber

Why all the fibers are not textile fiber

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According to maximum textile Specialists, to be a textile fiber its must be 500 to 1000 times longer than the width. Every fiber around the word can’t be a textile fiber because a textile fiber has its own specified properties is include Sufficient Strength, Length, Fineness, Elasticity, Crimp, Friction, Ability to react with Acid & Alkali’s and should have the power to protect the effect of biological agent too. Wool, Cotton, Nylon all of them has the requirement to be a fiber on the other hand, may be banana tree has some of the quality to be a textile fiber but it’s not enough. So we can’t precede banana tree is a textile fiber, similarly we also can say all the fiber in the world is not textile fiber expect some which are fill the requirement to be a textile fiber.

 

If we know about textile fiber then we’ll get why all the fibers are not textile fiber? Textile is special fiber which used to make textile or garments product. Basically we know textile fiber are come from two different source like nature and synthetic. Synthetic fiber also called man made fiber or artificial fiber. Natural fiber is so much comfort to use as a garment and its friendly with nature. On the another hand synthetic fiber is made by human and its not come from nature. Synthetic fiber made from mixing proper unit of chemical as it can make yarn and possible to weave or knitting to make garments. Mostly natural knitting technology used cotton fiber. Cotton fiber is reliable fiber across the world. its mostly used natu This is a little discussion about textile fiber because this is not written about fiber. please follow the link to read more about classification of textile fiber.

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Description of Flax Fiber

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flax fiber cultivation field

flax fiber cultivation field

 

Flax is a bast fiber which is cultivated in cold and humid condition. Flax fiber is obtained from the stalk of the flax plant. Flax fiber is botanically known as “Linum usitatissimum”. It is also known as linen fiber. Linen fiber is relatively smooth, straight and lustrous, linen fiber is more brittle and less flexible than cotton. It is more difficult to prepare and spin into yarn. Linen yearn can be very strong and lustrous. It is used from appeared home furnishing.

Flax fiber production country’s are:

  • North Ireland
  • Egypt
  • Japan
  • Argentina
  • Brazil
  • U.S.A
  • France
  • Australia
  • Canada
  • New Zealand
  • Switzerland
  • Scotland
  • England
  • Russia
  • Italy
  • Belgium

Flax Cultivation:
The flax plant from which the fiber is extracted grows in moist and cold condition. The plant grows up to 170 cm in height and 1.5cm dia. The fibers grow around the stem of the tree. The stem consists several layers of these fiber connected together and can not be easily separated. When the tree becomes matured by changing its color from green from yellow, it is sheared for the extraction of the fiber. After shearing the plant are allowed to lie in open field for a week or so when all the leaves and branches comes out of the tree. After this the plants are bundle up and carried over to a place where they are hackled.

[The amount of flax production is ¼ of jute fiber]

Flow chart for Flax fiber production:

Land preparation

Seed Sown

Plant grow

Thinning and weeding

Harvesting

Retting

Breaking

Scotching

ackling

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 Flax cultivation is a little difficult because this fiber grow in cold weather country. without cold weather this fiber is not able to cultivation. Because of the cultivation condition this fiber is expensive then other natural fiber.

Read more about Description of flax Fiber & Properties of flax fiber

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