**3. Classification of textile fibers and textile based applications**

The various types of fibers used in the textile industry exhibit their own individual, unique properties. The properties fibers display, depend largely on their source of origin. The fiber properties desirous for textile applications have been discussed so far. This section is devoted to elaborate classification of fibers based on their nature and origin, botanical, zoological or chemical name, moisture absorption properties, thermo plastic behavior and utility. The chapter will mainly focus on origin based fiber classification.
