cotton fibers
Soft plant strands
Cotton fibers are the soft, fluffy strands that grow around the seeds of the cotton plant, harvested and processed into thread, yarn, and fabric.
The fibers are valued for being breathable, absorbent, and comfortable against skin.
Beyond textiles, cotton fibers appear in medical supplies, paper products, and industrial applications.
- softYielding to touch
- fluffySoft and light-textured
- whiteAbsence of pigment
- bollsSeed-containing plant pods
- textileMaterial from woven fibers
thread · thread count · spinning · weaving · fabric · lint · ginning · plantation · harvest · absorbent · natural · raw · combed · carded · wadding · batting · swab · gauze
- ancient textilestextile, weaving, loom, looms, spinning
- biosorbentsactivated charcoal, biochar, chitin, cellulose, lignin
- trichomestrichomes, root hairs, stinging hairs, pubescence, root hair
material origin
cotton fiberssynthetic fibers
Chemically produced textile strands
man-made fibers · polyester · nylon · spandex · lycra
fiber source type
cotton fiberswool
Sheared animal fiber
silk · animal fibers · cashmere · wool fibers · mohair