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  • Banana

    Banana fibre is a natural plant fibre obtained from the pseudostem (trunk-like stem) of the banana plant (Musa spp.). It is considered one of the...

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  • Casein

    Milk protein – casein, a biopolymer fibre. The first milk-based fibres did not show sufficient strength. A material called Chinon was developed in...

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  • Bamboo viscose

    Bamboo viscose is one of the most important innovations in the modern textile industry, combining the benefits of a natural raw material with...

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  • Banana viscose

    Banana fibre is one of the oldest natural textile materials and has a long tradition of use in the textile industry. While traditional banana fibre...

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  • Guba

    A guba is a woollen cover fabric with an inserted pile. Originally, pile fabrics like this were used as coverings for horses, in carts, and for...

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  • Soy viscose

    Soy Viscose – also known as soy fiber or “plant cashmere” – is one of the most interesting innovations in sustainable textile materials. This...

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  • Soy crepe viscose

    Soy crepe viscose is a specialized type of textile material that combines the properties of soy fiber with a characteristic crepe texture. This...

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  • Mint viscose

    Mint viscose represents one of the newest innovations in the field of functional textile materials, combining the traditional properties of viscose...

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  • Corn viscose Ingeo

    Color: white Fiber length: depending on use Fiber fineness: 1.5 dtex Strength: 30–35 cN/tex Elasticity: 50–75% It has excellent properties for...

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  • Seaweed viscose

    Seaweed viscose represents one of the latest innovations in functional textile materials, combining the traditional properties of viscose fiber with...

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  • Pearl viscose

    Pearl viscose (“mother-of-pearl viscose”) is a special variant of viscose fiber characterized by a distinct silky sheen and an optical effect...

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  • Lotus viscose

    Lotus viscose is a special type of viscose fiber in which cellulose is obtained from fibers of the lotus flower (Nelumbo nucifera). It is a rare and...

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  • Cellophane (cellulose)

    Cellophane is a thin, transparent film made from chemically regenerated cellulose and is considered one of the oldest artificial materials derived...

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  • Acetate silk (cellulose)

    Acetate silk is a semi-synthetic textile fiber made from cellulose that visually and tactilely resembles natural silk. It was first successfully...

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  • PET bottles

    PET bottles are plastic containers made from polyethylene terephthalate (PET), a thermoplastic polyester synthesized from terephthalic acid and...

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  • Ribs

    A fabric weave derived from plain weave. In warp rib weave—the second most commonly used weave in traditional home textiles in Slovakia during the...

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  • Hessian

    Hessian (also known as burlap) is a coarse fabric commonly used for making storage sacks. It is also referred to as Hessian in some...

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  • metal threads - historical

    Historical metal threads were luxury textile materials made from thin strips of precious metals—most commonly gold and silver—or from fine metal...

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  • metal threads - with lurex

    Metallic yarns with Lurex are modern textile materials in which the base consists of metallic fibers made from a special film (Lurex®), most...

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  • glass fiber

    Glass fiber is an inorganic material produced by melting and subsequently drawing a carefully selected mixture of silicon dioxide (SiO₂) and other...

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  • šúpolie (kukurica)

    Corn husk is the outer leafy sheath that surrounds the ear of maize beneath its layered covering. It is a natural, fibrous, light-coloured,...

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  • Felted wool

    Felted wool is a traditional natural material made from sheep’s wool or other animal fibers through a process called felting, in which fibers that...

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  • Abaca

    Abaca (also known as Manila hemp fibre) is a natural textile material obtained from the leaf sheaths of the plant Musa textilis, which belongs to...

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  • zlatobyľ

    A perennial herb with bright yellow flowers, native to North America and Europe. Its stem is upright and becomes woody in the lower part, while the...

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  • Raffia

    Raffia is a natural material obtained from the leaf fibres of the Raphia farinifera palm and other raffia species native to tropical Africa,...

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  • eider páperie

    Eider down is an exceptionally rare and highly valued natural material obtained from the breast down of the common eider duck (Somateria...

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  • basalt

    Basalt is a natural volcanic material known as basalt rock, formed by the solidification of lava rich in iron and magnesium. Although basalt has...

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  • Optical fiber

    Optical fibre is a specialised material consisting of a very thin core made of glass (silicon dioxide, SiO₂) or plastic, surrounded by a cladding...

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  • Krpce

    A type of low leather footwear made from pig or cattle hide. In its homemade form, krpce were made from a rectangular piece of leather. The two...

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  • Conductive fiber (Au.,Cu.)

    Conductive fibre based on gold (Au) and copper (Cu) is a specialised material designed for technical and smart textiles, where high electrical...

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  • Kolcún

    (guňunky) druh nízkej súkennej obuvi. Zhotovovali sa z jedného kusa tmavého, ojedinele aj bieleho domáceho súkna. Svojou formou a spôsobom...

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  • Bagasse

    Bagasse is a fibrous material obtained from crushed sugarcane stalks after the juice has been extracted for sugar production. It is a by-product of...

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  • mliečny proteín

    Milk protein – casein, a biopolymer fibre. The first milk-based fibres did not show sufficient strength. A material called Chinon was developed in...

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  • Human hair

    In the textile industry, human hair is mainly used for making wigs, hairpieces, and various fashion accessories. Modern designers have also...

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  • Spider silk

    Spider silk is an extremely strong and elastic natural fibre produced by the spinning glands of spiders. Its main component is the protein fibroin,...

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  • Tow

    Types of Tow The stalks of spinnable flax contain on average less than 20% textile fibres. More than half of these fibres can be processed into yarn...

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  • fake mohér

    A textile material that imitates the appearance of real mohair, but is most commonly made from synthetic fibres, especially acrylic or nylon....

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  • cottonised flax

    Cottonised flax is a natural material in which long flax bast fibres are separated, shortened, and processed so that their appearance and properties...

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  • Snake fiber

    Snake fiber is a plant-based fibre obtained from the leaves of the Sansevieria plant (e.g. Sansevieria trifasciata, also known as “snake plant”). It...

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  • cottonised hemp

    Cottonised hemp is a textile material obtained from the bast fibres of hemp (Cannabis sativa) that have undergone a special cottonisation treatment....

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  • Blend of natural and synthetic fibers

    A blend of natural and man-made fibres is a modern textile material created by combining at least two different types of fibres—most commonly...

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  • Eucalyptus fiber

    Eucalyptus fibre is a modern cellulose-based textile material mainly produced through the lyocell process from eucalyptus wood pulp, often known...

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  • Kapok

    Kapok is a natural plant fibre obtained from the seed pods of the Ceiba pentandra tree, also known as the kapok tree, native to tropical regions of...

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  • Traditional materials

    Traditional materials in the textile industry are primarily of natural origin, with the most important being cotton, wool, flax, and silk. Their...

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  • Thermoplastic composites

    Thermoplastic composites are materials in which a reinforcement (such as carbon, glass, or aramid fibres) is embedded in a thermoplastic polymer...

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  • Wood wool

    Wood wool (also called excelsior) is a natural material made from thin, curled strips of planed softwood, most commonly spruce or pine. Its history...

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  • Woolen yarn

    Wool yarn is a textile material made from natural wool fibres obtained mainly from sheep, but also from animals such as goats, alpacas, and llamas....

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  • Cork

    Cork is a unique natural material obtained by stripping the bark of the cork oak (Quercus suber), which grows mainly in Mediterranean regions such...

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  • Cork fabric

    Cork fabric is an ecological, sustainable material made from thin layers of natural cork—the bark of the cork oak (Quercus suber)—which are pressed...

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  • Woolen fabric

    Wool fabric is a textile material made from yarn containing wool fibers from sheep, often blended with fibers from goats, camels, or other animals,...

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This phase of the project Library of Local Textile Materials was supported by the Slovak Arts Council.

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