15. What are the two types of fibres ? Give two examples of each type of fibres.
16. What is ginning? How is it done? please tell both
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soluble and insoluble.An example of a commonly used natural fiber is cotton. Other examples include wool, jute, silk, hair, fur, hemp, and linen. The characteristics of natural fibers are: They can be spun or twisted into yarn to make cloth.Ginning is the process of removing the seeds and debris from cotton. The term comes from the cotton gin, invented by Eli Whitney in 1794. In modern ginning, the cotton is first dried to remove moisture, then cleaned to remove any burs, stems, leaves, or other foreign matter.The first step in the ginning process is when the cotton is vacuumed into tubes that carry it to a dryer to reduce moisture and improve the fiber quality. Then it runs through cleaning equipment to remove leaf trash, sticks and other foreign matter. Ginning isaccomplished by one of two methods.