6 Types of natural fiber fabric safe for users's health

6 Types of natural fiber fabric safe for users's health

1. Natural fiber fabric - Cotton

Cotton fabric is a natural fiber woven from cotton plant fibers. This type of fabric is the most popular in the world. Cotton fabric has many types of fibers mixed in many different ratios depending on the characteristics of the product to be sewn.

Cotton fabric is woven from cotton plant fibers

Cotton fabric has the outstanding characteristics of good moisture absorption and is easy to wash. This fabric is very suitable for sewing summer clothes, bedding and mattresses. Wingpad's cloth sanitary napkins also often use high-quality cotton fabric to sew the absorbent backing.

2. Linen fabric

The ancient Egyptians called linen a fabric woven from moonlight. Linen is a natural fiber fabric woven from flax plant fibers. Linen fabric is usually very durable, absorbent well, heat resistant, and has a smooth gloss on the surface creating a luxurious feeling. However, it has low elasticity. When using linen fabric, you should pay attention to proper preservation to avoid wrinkles or folds on the fabric surface.

Linen fabric is often sewn into items for sun protection, luxurious costumes and accessories.

 3. Silk

Silk is also one of the most popular natural fibers in the world. Silk fabric is created from the cocoon fibers of silkworms. These fabric fibers have a roughly triangular cross-section. Because of the prism structure, it reflects light well, creating a smooth, iridescent shine for the fabric surface.

Silk has high durability and elasticity, is lightweight, smooth, soft, and feels cool to the touch. Silk fabric also has poor heat resistance and is picky about washing products due to its poor resistance to alkalis.

4. Natural fiber fabric - Wool fabric

Wool fabric is a natural fiber derived from the hair of some animals such as sheep, camels, goats, rabbits, etc. Wool fabric has good thermal and electrical insulation properties, high durability, and good warmth retention. . The fabric is also very soft, does not wrinkle, and does not irritate the skin when rubbed. In particular, wool fabric has very good elasticity. Wool fabric is also easy to dye when dyed, without needing to use many chemicals.

Wool fabric is often used to make warm clothes, blankets and mattresses. However, wool fabric is easy to fluff. When torn, it is more likely to come apart.

5. Natural fiber fabric - Tencel fabric

Tencel natural fiber fabric is a biological fabric produced from cellulose found in the wood pulp of trees of the bamboo family. Such as eucalyptus or eucalyptus. There is also tencel fabric made from oak pulp.

Tencel fabric is as soft as silk, does not wrinkle or shrink when washed. This fabric is also highly absorbent and breathable, less dusty and especially environmentally friendly. Tencel fabric is often used to make bedding and mattresses.

6. Bamboo fiber fabric

Bamboo fiber fabric is produced from cellulose contained in bamboo fibers and some necessary compounds to create fibers. The outstanding feature of bamboo fiber fabric is its natural antibacterial and antibacterial ability of up to 75%. Bamboo fiber fabric is also soft, smooth, absorbent, and as cool as cotton.

Bamboo fiber fabric is quite ideal for sewing underwear and clothes for young, active children who run and jump.

 

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