Cellulose is the basic scaffolding of all plants. It is formed through photosynthesis SOURCES OF TEXTILE FIBERS Cotton Flax Wool Silk Cellulosic man-made fibers Synthetic man-made fibers The food taken in by animals is transformed into fiber forming proteins Source material is cellulose extracted from wood Raw material is petroleum derived from sea plankton Solar energy is the basis of life Fiber Spinning Yarn Woven/Knitted Fabric 1.3 PURPOSE OF CLOTHING: Clothing is used to cover the body, to make you feel more attractive, and to communicate with others. People wear clothes for many different reasons. Some of these reasons are physical. You wear clothes for comfort and protection. Others are for psychological and social reasons. Clothes give you self-confidence and express your personality. Clothes also help you identify with other people.

9. A-line skirt: This skirt follows the shape of the A where the hemline measurement is greater than the hipline circumference. The waistline measurement remains the same as in plain skirt but fullness is added to hem so that its circumference increases. For this the basic pattern is slashed and spread apart a few distance to bring the shape of A. If more fullness is added at the waistline then it becomes a flared skirt.