
What is cotton wool?

Important Questions on Fibre to Fabric


Jute is used to make clothes too nowadays. There are shirts, sarees, dresses and even handbags made of jute. Jute is no longer only used to make gunny bags and ropes!
Jute is a fibre that does not pollute the environment. In what way is this an advantage?

Jute is used to make clothes too nowadays. There are shirts, sarees, dresses and even handbags made of jute. Jute is no longer only used to make gunny bags and ropes!
Jute does not need pesticides and fertilisers to grow well. Does this make jute expensive or inexpensive? Why?

Compare knitting and weaving by completing the table.
Hints | Knitting | Weaving |
(i) Can we use hand tools? | ||
(ii) Can we use machines? | ||
(iii) Can we work with different kinds of yarn? | ||
(iv) Do we use a single yarn? | ||
(v) Do we use more than one yarn? | ||
(vi) If we pull one yarn out, will the fabric unravel? |


I am a fibre. I shrink and burn when held to a flame but do not melt. I also have an odour of burning hair while burning.
My name is _____.

I am a fibre. I shrink and burn when held to a flame but do not melt. I also have an odour of charred meat while burning.
My name is _____.
