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| thin, hair-like strands that are basic units used to make fabrics and textile products |
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| uninterrupted threads of textile fibers that are ready to be turned into fabrics |
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| textile fibers made from plants or animals |
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| a very long, fine, continuous thread |
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| fibers created by manufacturing process of any substance that is not a fiber |
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| a unit of measurement used to identify the thickness or diameter of a fiber |
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| a synthetic textile process in which solid raw materials are dissolved by chemicals or melted with heat to form a thick liquid that is extruded, or forced out, through tiny holes of a device called a spinneret to create long fibers |
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| fabric that has gone through all the necessary finishing processes and is ready to be used in the manufacturing of garments |
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| woven fabric that are composed of two sets of yarns with one set running the length and the other set running crosswide |
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| knitted fabrics made from only one set of yarns that run in the same direction |
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