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Mohair fiber is also found in carpets, wall fabrics, craft yarns, and many other fabrics, and may be used as a substitute for fur. Because its texture resembles fine human hair, mohair is often used in making high-grade doll wigs or in rooting customized dolls. Mohair is a very soft yarn when compared with other natural and synthetic fibers.
Chiengora is now considered a luxury fiber along with mohair, cashmere (goat hair), and angora (rabbit hair)." [ 4 ] It was later the subject of a paper from the Department of Fashion Technology at the PSG College of Technology in India titled "Analysis of physical and thermal properties of chiengora fibers". [ 5 ]
HFCL Limited is an Indian technology company which designs, develops, manufactures telecommunications equipment, fibre-optic cables and other related electronics. [6] [7]The company is based in Gurugram and listed on both the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) [8] and the National Stock Exchange (NSE). [9]
Bast fibers are collected from the outer cell layers of the plant's stem. These fibers are used for durable yarn, fabric, packaging, and paper. Some examples are flax, jute, kenaf, industrial hemp, ramie, rattan, and vine fibers. [9] A field of jute Fruit fiber: Fibers collected from the fruit of the plant, for example, coconut fiber .
A horse's tail. Horsehair is the long hair growing on the manes and tails of horses.It is used for various purposes, including upholstery, brushes, the bows of musical instruments, a hard-wearing fabric called haircloth, and for horsehair plaster, a wallcovering material formerly used in the construction industry and now found only in older buildings.
A wool with an average fiber length of 2–4 cm is obtained every other year. The weight of shorn wool hairs per animal is about 250 g every two years [9] to 450 g, [1] after removal of unwanted guard hairs from the down hair. [1] Before processing, the down hair is separated from the guard hair by sorting.
The most common spun animal fiber is wool harvested from sheep. As long fibers make better yarn, sheep have been bred over time to produce longer fibers. This increases the need for shearing to prevent pests and overheating. [10] Other animal fibers used include alpaca, angora, mohair, llama, cashmere, and silk. [9]
1990 – Marico was established in India. 1991 – Marico launched Hair & Care, a non-sticky hair oil. Sweekar sunflower oil went national. 1992 to 94 – Marico established its first overseas office in Dubai. 1994 – Revive cold water starch is marketed. 1996 – Marico is listed on the Indian Stock Exchanges.