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Asked by: Porfirio Salvag
business and finance commoditiesIs Acetate a filament or staple fiber?
Similarly one may ask, what is the difference between staple fibers and filaments?
A staple is the fiber of cotton, wool or ramie etc of no more than a few inches long. A filament is usually a man-made fiber of indefinite length. All fabrics woven, knitted or crocheted are made from yarn.
Similarly one may ask, is flax a staple or filament fiber?
Filament fibres are long, continuous fibres; they are usually synthetic, although silk is an exception in that it is a natural filament fibre. Natural staple fibres include cotton, wool and flax.
Acetate fabrics are made with spun filaments of cellulose taken from wood pulp. Classified as a chemical fiber textile or semi-synthetic, acetate is sometimes mixed with silk, wool or cotton to make it stronger. Acetate flakes are generated by a reaction of the wood pulp to a variety of acetic acids.