Textile
material · 7000 BC · Stone Age
A material made of interlaced threads.
Principles and materials it uses
- Loom — uses. Cloth is woven on a loom.
- Cotton — is made of. Cotton.
- Wool — is made of. Wool.
- Silk — is made of. Silk.
Where it is used
- Knitting machine — is used in. Knitwear.
- Clothing — is material for. Clothes are sewn from fabric.
- Parachute — is material for. A parachute canopy is sewn from light, strong fabric — first silk, later nylon.
- Towel — is material for. A towel is woven cotton with loops that soak up water.
- Wet wipes — is material for. Wet wipes are non-woven cloth soaked in lotion.
What it is a kind of
- Felt — includes. Felt is cloth without threads: wool is matted until the fibres lock.
- Fleece — includes. Fleece is a soft polyester fabric, often from recycled bottles.
Things built in a similar way
- Basket — works like. Weaving twigs is a relative of weaving cloth.