| A | B |
|---|
| fabric | long pieces of cloth |
| fibers | thin, hairlike strands used to make fabric |
| yarns | theads of textile fibers ready to be turned into fabric |
| natual fibers | textile fibers made from plants or animals |
| filament | a very long, fin, continuous thread |
| manufactured fibers | fibers made by manufacturing process of a substance (chemical) |
| denier | unit of measurement used to identify thickness or diameter of a fiber |
| extrusion | synthetic textile process which a solid raw materials are dissolved by chemicals or heat |
| finished fabric | fabric that has gone through finishing processes and is ready to be manufactured garments |
| weaves | woven fabric composed of two sets of yarns |
| knits | knitted fabrics, made from one set of yarns |
