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Interior Décor Styles & Trends

ccording to Wikipedia,
the word ‘textile’ derives
Afrom the Latin word
‘texere’, which means ‘to weave’. Textile
refers to a flexible material that consists of a network of
natural or artificial fibres known as yarn. It’s an umbrella term
that includes various fibre-based materials, including fibres,
yarns, filaments, threads and different types of fabric.

Textiles versus fabrics
People often used the words ‘fabrics’ and ‘textiles’
interchangeably. In fact, they refer to different things.
Textiles are finished or unfinished materials used for
mAtERiAL WORLd many applications, while fabrics are finished materials

used for clothing production. For this article, we will
focus on textiles.
Textiles and fabrics have come a Textiles are flexible materials made from interlaced
or interlinked fibres. They encompass a vast array of
long way. No longer regarded as products, from clothing and furniture to carpets

and some car parts.
simply a basic requirement in our fibres like cotton, wool and silk or from synthetic
Textiles can be crafted either from natural

homes, these materials are now materials like nylon and polyester. The history
of textiles is long and intertwined with human
civilisation. Early humans used animal skins and
considered essential to each room’s later developed weaving techniques using plant

look and feel fibres.
Nowadays, textiles play a crucial role in various
industries beyond clothing, including:
• Food
• Building materials
• Healthcare
• Modes of transportation
They are also used in products like tea bags, furniture,
tiles, medical devices and protective gear.

What are the most popular textiles?
Cotton
Arguably the most well-known, versatile and widely used
fabric, cotton comes from cotton plants. The fabric has many

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