CTD 215 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Gossypium Hirsutum, Southwestern United States, Phaseolus Lunatus

• School: University of Alabama
• Department: Clothing, Textiles and Interior Design
• Course: CTD 215
• Professor: Dr.Thompson

Document Summary

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, bamboo, jute, ramie, kenaf, hibiscus. Other: spanish moss, cedar bark, rush, sea grass, maize, palm fiber: cellulose: glucose percentage depends on specific fiber; orientation, and length varies by fiber. Length fineness depends upon genetic type: cotton is the most important fiber in textile/apparel industries. 1 2 inches: egyptian: extra long staple cotton, can be grown in egypt, pima: extra long staple domestic cotton grown in the southwest united. Extra long staple cotton grown in: california, texas, arizona, new mexico. States: supima: trademark of the supima association of america, a group of growers in the southwestern part of the united states. Convolutions: ribbon-like twists, cohesive: fineness: varies with maturity and type, color: creamy white, natural brown, green, etc. Shape of longitudinal cotton fiber: looks like a twisted ribbon, twist along the length are called (cid:498)convolutions(cid:499)