What is a Textile? What is the Difference Between a Textile and Fabric?

What is a textile? What is fabric? What is a textile compared to a fabric? Wikipedia states that:

"A textile or cloth is a flexible woven material consisting of a network of natural or artificial fibres often referred to as thread or yarn. Yarn is produced by spinning raw fibres of wool, flax, cotton, or other material to produce long strands. Textiles are formed by weaving, knitting, crocheting, knotting, or pressing fibres together (felt). The words fabric and cloth are used in textile assembly trades (such as tailoring and dressmaking) as synonyms for textile. However, there are subtle differences in these terms in specialised usage. Textile refers to any material made of interlacing fibres. Fabric refers to any material made through weaving, knitting, spreading, crocheting, or bonding that may be used in production of further goods (garments, etc.). Cloth may be used synonymously with fabric but often refers to a finished piece of fabric used for a specific purpose (e.g., table cloth)."

Welcome to M & P Trikam! Here, we can supply you with all sorts of textiles, fabrics and cloths for all sorts of applications. If you have a passion for making clothes in South Africa, we have everything that you could ever need – at the best prices – all under one roof! Stop asking ‘what is a textile?’, and take a look at the many different options that we can offer you!

We believe that experience is everything. When a company has been in the industry for a while, they should really know their stuff – and be able to supply you with the best of the best. We here at M & P Trikam, since 1935, have been sourcing and forging relationships with suppliers from overseas to bring you, our loyal customers, the best in fabrics.  True to form, we have secured solid relationships, and through these offer consistency and reliability in supplies. What is a textile? What is fabric? They are what we do better than any other company in South Africa!