What is Textile?
[[File:1african fabrics.jpg|thumb|African fabric shop]] '''Cloth''', '''textile''' or '''fabric''' are similar names for [[manufacture]]d [[material]]. They are often made by [[weaving]] or [[knitting]] [[fibre]]s together. It is often used to make [[clothing]] or cover [[furniture]]. Cloth can be made from natural fibres or man-made ones. Examples of natural fibres are [[cotton]], [[wool]], and [[silk]]. Examples of man-made fibres are [[nylon]], [[rayon]], and [[polyester]]. == History == The first clothes, were worn at least 70,000 years ago and maybe much earlier. They were probably made of [[animal]] [[Skin|skins]] and helped to protect early [[Human|humans]] from the [[weather]]. At some point, people learned to [[weave]] [[plant]] [[Fibre|fibers]] into textiles.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Balter|first=Michael|date=2009-09-11|title=Clothes Make the (Hu) Man|url=https://science.sciencemag.org/content/325/5946/1329.1|journal=Science|language=en|volume=325|issue=5946|pages=1329|doi=10.1126/science.325_1329a|issn=0036-8075|pmid=19745126}}</ref> == Uses == Textiles are commonly used for [[clothing]]. They are also [[Container|containers]] such as [[Bag|bags]] and [[Basket|baskets]]. In the [[household]], textiles are used in [[Carpet|carpeting]], upholstered [[Furniture|furnishings]], [[Window shade|window shades]], [[Towel|towels]], coverings for [[Table (furniture)|tables]], [[Bed|beds]], and other flat [[Surface|surfaces]]. Textiles are also used in [[art]]. In the workplace, textiles can be used in [[industrial]] and [[scientific]] [[Process|processes]] such as [[filtering]]. It can also be used in [[Flag|flags]], [[Backpack|backpacks]], [[Tent|tents]], [[Net|nets]]{{dn|date=February 2025}}, [[Handkerchief|handkerchiefs]], cleaning rags. It is used in [[transportation]] [[devices]] such as [[Balloon|balloons]], [[Kite|kites]], [[Sail|sails]], and [[Parachute|parachutes]]. Textiles are also used make [[Composite material|composite materials]] such as [[fibreglass]] and industrial [[Geotextile|geotextiles]] s