what made the human beings to search for the alternative for natural fibres
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Natural fibre like jute and cotton which are plant products were cumbersome job to produce.growing seeds,watering taking a long time to grow,even obtaining the fibre was a difficult task. There was a high risk of plant getting damaged or diseased.Large land area was required to grow these cotton and jute plants.
Silk fibre required well bred cocoon, large mulberry tree farm,required long time.
Fibre obtained from mountain sheep,had a problem of spreading diseases to the caretaker.
This lead to the search for the synthetic fibres.
Advantages of SYNTHETIC FIBRE OVER NATURAL:
1.Easy to produce
2.Do not require large area to grow,can be made in laboratory
3.Higher strength,less wear and tear
4.No proper maintainance required,and not at all time consuming.
Silk fibre required well bred cocoon, large mulberry tree farm,required long time.
Fibre obtained from mountain sheep,had a problem of spreading diseases to the caretaker.
This lead to the search for the synthetic fibres.
Advantages of SYNTHETIC FIBRE OVER NATURAL:
1.Easy to produce
2.Do not require large area to grow,can be made in laboratory
3.Higher strength,less wear and tear
4.No proper maintainance required,and not at all time consuming.
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Natural fibres are costly difficult to maintain and not strong these disadvantages of natural fibres made human beings to search for alternative for natural fibres
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