how we come to know, by its appearance, that is it a synthetic fabric or a natural fabric?
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Natural fabrics—such as cotton, silk and wool—are made of animal or plant-based fibres, while synthetics are man-made and produced entirely from chemicals to create fabrics like polyester, rayon, acrylic, and many others. Over the years these synthetic fibres have increasingly grown in popularity. The demand for polyester fibres have increased by over half since 1980, making polyester the single most used textile—overtaking cotton. Although synthetic fibres are known for better durability and cheaper manufacturing, they are acquired from petroleum products and require a complex processing procedure, like all synthetic fabrics. But natural fibres are found naturally on our planet without being scientifically invented. Knowing this, there have been many long debates between the benefits of synthetic vs. natural textiles and which is considered superior.