'Textiles' which literally means 'woven material' is something that is made by uniting yarns or fibres together to form a mat or sheet of any unlimited length or width. The methods may be weaving, knitting, felting, bonding etc. From earliest times people have been using textiles of various types for covering, warmth, personal adornment, and even to display personal wealth. Dictionary of Textiles is a pioneering work, which contains all the terms ...
'Textile' literally means material that is made by uniting yarns or fibres together to form a mat or sheet of any unlimited length or width manufactured by weaving, knitting, felting, bonding etc. having been used for covering, warmth, personal adornment and even to display wealth, from immemorial. There are many fibrous structures in nature, but it is only these which can be spun in to yarns suitable for weaving or knitting which can be classified as textile ...
