Natural fibres facts for kids
A natural fibre is a fibre made from natural sources. They can come from animals or from plants.
Contents
Animal fibres
Fibres from animal sources are wool, cashmere, fur and silk.
Wool comes from the fleece of sheep and the hair of yak, camel, alpaca, guanaco and vicuna.
Cashmere comes from cashmere goats.
Fur of various animals such as rabbit, beaver, mink and muskrat is also used as clothing.
Silk comes from silkworms, which is a large, white moth caterpillar.
Plant fibres
Fibres from plants include flax, ramie, hemp, cotton and jute. Coconut trees bear coconut fruits that have fibres. Coconut fibres are cleaned, smoothed and made into various dolls and toys with beads and colored threads to give them a decorative appearance.
Images for kids
-
Chemical structure of chitosan chain
See also
In Spanish: Fibra natural para niños
