Easy-to-use fabrics
Whether we are walking around the house or braving the winter weather, we expect our fabrics to be warm, light, easy to wash, easy to dry, and easy to wear. Man-made fibres derived from petrochemicals can be varied to meet these specific needs. Easy-care clothing, carpets, curtains and furnishing fabrics are made of such fibres - or a mixture of man-made and natural materials.
Acrylic fibres, for example, expand the look and feel of jumpers to year-round use and have a significantly longer wear life. Olefin fibres are ideal for extreme-cold clothes, but are also used in artificial turf for athletic fields, disposable nappies and housing insulation. Some fibres, such as those commonly known as microfibres, such as superfine polyester, nylon or acrylic fibres, are now used in clothes that have the feel, look and luxurious touch of the most expensive silk.
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