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A textile is any filament, fiber, or yarn that can be made into fabric or cloth, and the resulting material itself. The term originally referred only to woven fabrics but now includes materials made by knitting, bonding, felting, or tufting. Textiles are commonly associated with clothing and soft furnishings, but also include industrial fabrics.

Direct-use fabrics are a type of industrial fabric that are manufactured or incorporated into finished products such as awnings, tarpaulins, tents, luggage, and footwear. Processing fabrics are used in manufacturing for purposes like filtration or as covers in commercial laundering.123

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