Natural fiber
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Natural fibers or natural fibres are fibers that are produced by geological processes or obtained from the bodies of plants or animals. They can be used as a component of composite materials, where th
Carbon fiber bundle
Cotton growing on the plant
Abacá banana leaf fibres drying
Coir fibre
Silk
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Silk is a natural protein fiber, some forms of which can be woven or knitted into textiles. The protein fiber of silk is composed mainly of fibroin and a smaller coating of sericin. It is most commonl
Natural fiber
…fibers by people living in hot and humid climates. Animal fibers generally comprise proteins such as collagen, keratin and fibroin; examples include silk, sinew, wool and catgut. Animal hair (wool or hairs): Fiber or wool taken from animals or hairy mammals. e.g. sheep's wool, goat hair (cashmere, mohair…
Raw silk of domesticated silk worms, showing its natural shine
Four of the most important domesticated silk moths. Top to bottom: B. mori, Hyalophora cecropia, Antheraea pernyi, Samia cynthia. From Meyers Konversations-Lexikon (1885–1892)
Rearing of wild Eri silk worm, Assam
Woven silk textile from tomb no 1. at Mawangdui in China, from the Han dynasty, 2nd century BC