Textile

:This article is about the type of material. Textile is also a jargon term used by naturists or nudists to describe a person who wears clothes. Textile is also a kind of ReStructured Text.

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A textile is any type of material made from fibers or other extended linear materials such as thread or yarn (1). Classes of textiles include woven, crochet, knitted, knotted (as in macrame) or tufted cloth, and non-woven fabrics such as felt. Materials such as fiberglass, which are made from fibers dispersed in a matrix of another material are considered composite materials rather than textiles.

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The production of textiles is an ancient craft, whose speed and scale of production has been altered almost beyond recognition by mass-production and the introduction of modern manufacturing techniques. However, a Roman weaver would have no problem recognizing modern plain weave, twill or satin.

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Many textiles have been in use for millennia, while others use artificial fibers and are recent inventions. The range of fibers has increased in the last 100 years. The first synthetics were made in the 1920s and 1930s.

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Jargon: :For the glossary of hacker slang, see Jargon File....

Naturists: redirect naturism...

Clothes: REDIRECT Clothing...

Textile related Images and Photos (experimental)

Textile Idea	Textile Story	A Garden Textile Design	A Garden Textile Design
Textile with Children Holding Hands Lake Atitlan Western Highlands Guatemala	Figure in Wool Dyers Textile Souk Marrakesh Morocco Africa	Funerary Model Textile Workshop Tomb of Meketre Valley of the Nobles Middle Kingdom c.2000 BC