Fibres

From the Old Stone Age, man knew the use of fibres for making various articles of daily life. Samples of flax found in the lake dwellings of Switzerland, linen from Egyptian tombs, and Cotton fibre from Mohenjo-Daro attest to this.

Fibres go into the making of cloth, ropes, cords, brushes and mats. Coconut, palmyra, jute, cotton, pineapple, agave are some of the plants that yield fibre.

Fibres known at present are many and varied and are classified in many ways depending on the use to which they are put.