A textile is any type of material made from fibers or other extended linear materials such as thread or yarn (1). Classes of textiles include woven, crocheted, knitted, knotted (as in macrame) or tufted cloth, and non-woven fabrics such as felt. Materials made from fibers such as fiberglass, carbon fiber, and ceramic fiber which are infiltrated by a matrix of another material are considered fiber-reinforced composite materials.

The production of textiles is an ancient craft, whose speed and scale of production has been altered almost beyond recognition by mass-production and the introduction of modern manufacturing techniques. However, a Roman weaver would have no problem recognizing modern plain weave, twill or satin.

Many textiles have been in use for millennia, while others use artificial fibers and are recent inventions. The range of fibers has increased in the last 100 years. The first synthetics were made in the 1920s and 1930s.

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Color Blog: Vintage Color & Design: Textiles http://bit.ly/tSdef via @colourlovers
DonnaB_Art (Donna Bernstein) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:36 -0000
Color Blog: Vintage Color & Design: Textiles http://bit.ly/tSdef via @colourlovers
Suzani Textiles, all about suzani - embroidery from Central http://ff.im/-b39xy
antiquepottery (Fred Pierrot) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:49:46 -0000
Suzani Textiles, all about suzani - embroidery from Central http://ff.im/-b39xy
@SllabStudios I think many various ways... pottery was "Jenev". Textiles/wood may say "Ackerman", "EA" or "ERA". Sometimes full name.
calpotteries (Bryan) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:34:27 -0000
@SllabStudios I think many various ways... pottery was "Jenev". Textiles/wood may say "Ackerman", "EA" or "ERA". Sometimes full name.
@ameliavickery I wanted to do textiles >:( http://myloc.me/1m0X9
Chudfud (Charlie Fud) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:33:12 -0000
@ameliavickery I wanted to do textiles >:( http://myloc.me/1m0X9
Tomorow: English, biology + chemistry mock exam, maths, textiles and french. Got to finish off french assessment tomorrow too (N)
xpriyankaa (Priyanka ♥) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:29:02 -0000
Tomorow: English, biology + chemistry mock exam, maths, textiles and french. Got to finish off french assessment tomorrow too (N)
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dsaportfolio (dsaportfolio) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:20:43 -0000
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