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What is "Man Made Fiber" - Definition & Explanation

Any fiber created by people through artificial processes, usually by pushing liquid through tiny holes in a spinnerette to create long, thin fibers; nylon, polyester, etc.

Created from natural materials or by chemical processes.

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Some more terms:
Doupion
A fabric made of irregular, raw, rough silk reeled from double cocoons, or a man-made fibre substitute designed to imitate the silk equivalent....

Textured Yarn
A yarn that has been so processed as to introduce durable crimps (q.v.), coils, loops or other fine distortions along the length of the fibres or filaments. NOTE: a) The main texturing processes...

Lycra brand
Dupont brand of spandex...

Bleaching Agent
A chemical reagent capable of bleaching, e.g. oxidising agents such as sodium or calcium hypochlorite, sodium chlorite, permanganates, hydrogen peroxide, and reducing agents such as sulphur dioxide...

Dyed & overprinted
Refers to fabrics which have been first piece dyed, then printed in colors that are darker than the dyed....

Companies for Man Made Fiber:
If you manufacture, distribute or otherwise deal in Man Made Fiber.