Answer:
Textile : It is the cloth , material ,fiber ,yarn produced by weaving , knitting or felting.
Explanation:
Textile : The word textile originate from the latin verb "texere "meaning - to weave but now it is defined as :"a general term applied to any manufacture fro the fibers , filaments and yarns characterized by flexibility and high ratio of length to thickness."
Nowaday textile has wide applications from papers to space shuttles
Sources of textile : The four main sources of textile are : animals (silk , wool ), plant (cotton , jute , bamboo) , mineral (asbestos ) , Synthetic (Nylon , rayon)
Textile finishing : A finish treatment is given to the fabric to change its appearance and performance .There are several ways of textile finishing :
Basic finishing , functional finishing ,chemical and mechanical finishes
Why is it necessary to apply on fabric ?
It is necessary because of the following reasons :
- It improves the appearance of the fabric and enhances its look
- make the fabric more useful
- Produce variety of fabric by dyeing and modifying
- Improves the draping ability of light weight fabric
- make fabric suitable for particular use
