NATURAL FIBERS

Question 1

• Most widely used plant fiber
• When twisted tightly, it becomes stronger than wool

Answer 1

Cotton

Question 2

• “Poor man’s cotton”
• Derived from a seed pod of a Java Kapok tree

Answer 2

Kapok

Question 3

• Fabric made from jute

Answer 3

Burlap

Question 4

• Made of flax

Answer 4

Linen

Question 5

TYPES OF COTTON

1. Washed with mild soap and not bleached
2. Processed version; resembles stain
3. Extra long staple cotton; luxurious and favored by upmarket brands
4. Grown with no synthetic fertilizers

Answer 5

1. Green Cotton
2. Shiny Cotton
3. Egyptian Cotton
4. Organic Cotton

Question 6

• China grass / grass linen
• Inexpensive fiber
• Substitute to flax

Answer 6

Ramie

Question 7

• Obtained from the outer layer of the leaf of musa textilis plant

Answer 7

Manila hemp / Abaca

Question 8

• Resembles flax

Answer 8

Jute

Question 9

• Oldest fiber ever woven into fabric
• Grayish in color with silky luster

Answer 9

Flax

Question 10

• From the cannabis sativa plant

Answer 10

Hemp

Question 11

• 1920s when latex could be extruded into fiber

Answer 11

Natural Rubber

Question 12

• Made from banana fibers

Answer 12

Jusi

Question 13

• Made from the leaves of the Pineapple plant; combined with silk/ polyester to create a fabric

Answer 13

Pina

Question 14

• Known as Mexican cotton
• 3rd best quality cotton in the market

Answer 14

Upland Cotton

Question 15

• 2nd best quality cotton in the world
• high end bed sheets

Answer 15

Pima Cotton / Supima