CTD 261 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Raffia Palm, Pineapple, Banana

• School: University of Alabama
• Department: Clothing, Textiles and Interior Design
• Course: CTD 261
• Professor: Thompson

Document Summary

The fiber of our lives; the fabric of our lives . Natural cellulosic fibers: classified by portion of the plant from which they are removed. Seed fibers: cotton, coir (coconut), kapok, milkweed. Bast fibers: flax, hemp, jute, ramie, kenaf, hibiscus. Other: spanish moss, cedar bark, rush, sea grass, maize, palm fiber: cellulose: made from glucose. Percentage depends on specific fiber; orientation & length varies by fiber. Resistant to some insects; damaged by other insects, mold and mildew. Cotton: seed-hair fiber, each fiber is a single cell growing from the seed in the boll . Length, fineness depends upon genetic type: major sunbelt crop in u. s. due to the warm climate and rain. American upland cotton grown in: texas, california, georgia, mississippi, Arkansas, louisiana, north carolina, arizona, tennessee, alabama, missouri, south carolina. Extra long staple cotton grown in: california, texas, arizona, new mexico. American upland: short and medium staple cotton. Sea island: fine, long staple cotton grown in west indies.