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99 registered sources

  1. Trade AssociationSRC-000071

    A Flax-Linen Glossary

    Alliance for European Flax-Linen & Hemp

    Open source
  2. Peer Reviewed ResearchSRC-000098

    A Review on Raw Materials, Commercial Production and Properties of Lyocell Fiber

    Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts / KeAi Communications · Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts 5(1), 16-25; doi:10.1016/j.jobab.2020.03.002

    Open source
  3. Trade AssociationSRC-000067

    Advancing Cotton Education — Overview

    National Cotton Council of America

    Open source
  4. Government DocumentSRC-000023

    American Pima Color and Leaf Grade Cotton

    USDA Agricultural Marketing Service · annual physical standards

    Open source
  5. Technical DocumentationSRC-000009

    ASTM Subcommittee D13.11 on Cotton Fibers — Jurisdiction and Current Standards

    ASTM International

    Open source
  6. Technical DocumentationSRC-000121

    Basic Woven Fabric Designs

    Cotton Incorporated / CottonWorks

    Open source
  7. Government DocumentSRC-000064

    Calling It Cotton: Labeling and Advertising Cotton Products

    U.S. Federal Trade Commission · 2014

    Open source
  8. Institutional ReferenceSRC-000084

    Cannabis sativa L.

    Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew / Plants of the World Online · POWO accepted taxon record; accessed 2026-09-06

    Open source
  9. Institutional ReferenceSRC-000080

    Charles Frederick Cross

    Science Museum Group Collection

    Open source
  10. Government GuidanceSRC-000103

    Clothes Captioning: Complying with the Care Labeling Rule

    U.S. Federal Trade Commission · FTC business guidance, May 2014

    Open source
  11. Government DocumentSRC-000019

    Cotton Classing Services

    USDA Agricultural Marketing Service

    Open source
  12. Government DocumentSRC-000066

    Cotton fiber properties: relative humidity and its effect on flat bundle strength, elongation, and fracture morphology

    USDA Agricultural Research Service

    Open source
  13. Trade AssociationSRC-000031

    Cotton Fiber Quality

    Cotton Incorporated / CottonWorks

    Open source
  14. Government DocumentSRC-000020

    Cotton Fiber Testing and Standardization

    USDA Agricultural Marketing Service

    Open source
  15. Peer Reviewed ResearchSRC-000035

    Cotton fiber: a powerful single-cell model for cell wall and cellulose research

    Frontiers in Plant Science · doi:10.3389/fpls.2012.00104

    Open source
  16. Peer Reviewed ResearchSRC-000074

    Debunking the Myth of Wool Allergy: Reviewing the Evidence for Immune and Non-immune Cutaneous Reactions

    Acta Dermato-Venereologica · doi:10.2340/00015555-2655; PMID:28350041

    Open source
  17. Peer Reviewed ResearchSRC-000101

    Dissolving-grade pulp: a sustainable source for fiber production

    Wood Science and Technology / Springer Nature · Wood Science and Technology 58, 23-85 (2024); doi:10.1007/s00226-023-01519-w

    Open source
  18. Technical DocumentationSRC-000127

    Dyeing Basics

    Cotton Incorporated / CottonWorks

    Open source
  19. Institutional ReferenceSRC-000104

    Elastane

    CIRFS — European Man-made Fibres Association

    Open source
  20. Peer Reviewed ResearchSRC-000038

    Evaluation of cotton fiber maturity measurements

    Industrial Crops and Products · doi:10.1016/j.indcrop.2012.12.041

    Open source
  21. Academic TextbookSRC-000116

    Fabric Checker — Grade XII

    PSS Central Institute of Vocational Education (NCERT) · Draft study material (2024)

    Open source
  22. Technical DocumentationSRC-000110

    Fabric Manufacture I — 1. Introduction to Fabric Manufacturing; 1.1 Introduction

    NPTEL / Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

    Open source
  23. Peer Reviewed ResearchSRC-000072

    Fibre attributes and mapping the cultivar influence of different industrial cellulosic crops (cotton, hemp, flax, and canola) on textile properties

    Bioresources and Bioprocessing / Springer Nature · Bioresources and Bioprocessing 7, Article 51 (2020); doi:10.1186/s40643-020-00339-1

    Open source
  24. Technical DocumentationSRC-000131

    Form and Style for ASTM Standards

    ASTM International · April 2023 (public HTML edition)

    Open source
  25. Technical DocumentationSRC-000109

    Fundamentals of Yarn Technology

    Australian Wool Education Trust / University of New England (Woolwise) · WOOL482/582 Wool Processing, Topic 8 (2012)

    Open source
  26. Government DocumentSRC-000030

    Ginning

    USDA Agricultural Research Service · 2015

    Open source
  27. Trade AssociationSRC-000114

    Glossary of nonwovens

    EDANA

    Open source
  28. Technical DocumentationSRC-000087

    Growing Hemp for the Future: A Global Fiber Guide

    Textile Exchange · 2023 report

    Open source
  29. Government DocumentSRC-000027

    Harvesting

    USDA Agricultural Research Service · 2017

    Open source
  30. Technical DocumentationSRC-000081

    Harvesting of Textile Animal Fibres

    Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations · FAO Agricultural Services Bulletin No. 122; ISBN 92-5-103759-0

    Open source
  31. Peer Reviewed ResearchSRC-000085

    Hemp Fibre Properties and Processing Target Textile: A Review

    Materials / MDPI · doi:10.3390/ma15051901

    Open source
  32. Peer Reviewed ResearchSRC-000086

    Hemp: From Field to Fiber—A Review

    Textiles / MDPI · doi:10.3390/textiles4020011

    Open source
  33. Trade AssociationSRC-000113

    How are nonwovens made?

    EDANA

    Open source
  34. Institutional ReferenceSRC-000094

    Kawabata Evaluation System

    Wilson College of Textiles, North Carolina State University

    Open source
  35. Technical DocumentationSRC-000077

    Key Components

    International Sericultural Commission

    Open source
  36. Technical DocumentationSRC-000112

    Knit Basics

    Cotton Incorporated / CottonWorks

    Open source
  37. Technical DocumentationSRC-000117

    Knitting Technology — 1.0 Introduction and Basic Concepts

    NPTEL / Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

    Open source
  38. Peer Reviewed ResearchSRC-000070

    Linen Most Useful: Perspectives on Structure, Chemistry, and Enzymes for Retting Flax

    ISRN Biotechnology / Hindawi Publishing Corporation · Volume 2013, Article ID 186534; doi:10.5402/2013/186534

    Open source
  39. Government DocumentSRC-000025

    lint cotton

    USDA National Agricultural Library — NAL Agricultural Thesaurus

    Open source
  40. Institutional ReferenceSRC-000097

    Man-Made Fibres

    WJEC · Textiles 1, Materials Resource 2

    Open source
  41. Technical DocumentationSRC-000108

    Material Applications

    Asahi Kasei Corporation

    Open source
  42. Technical DocumentationSRC-000123

    Mechanical Finishing

    Cotton Incorporated / CottonWorks

    Open source
  43. Peer Reviewed ResearchSRC-000090

    Melt-Spun Fibers for Textile Applications

    Materials / MDPI · Materials 2020, 13(19), 4298; doi:10.3390/ma13194298

    Open source
  44. Government DatasetSRC-000024

    National Cotton Database

    USDA Agricultural Marketing Service · dynamic

    Open source
  45. Government DocumentSRC-000079

    Natural Fibres — Canadian Conservation Institute Notes 13/11

    Canadian Conservation Institute, Government of Canada · CCI Notes 13/11; originally published 1986; revised 1996 and 2008; web page dated 2019-02-22

    Open source
  46. Institutional ReferenceSRC-000092

    polyamide

    International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry · IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed.; online version 5.0.0 (2025); source recommendation PAC 2009, 81, 1131

    Open source
  47. Institutional ReferenceSRC-000093

    Polyamide

    CIRFS — European Man-made Fibres Association

    Open source
  48. Institutional ReferenceSRC-000089

    Polyester

    CIRFS — European Man-made Fibres Association

    Open source
  49. Technical DocumentationSRC-000126

    Printing Process

    Cotton Incorporated / CottonWorks

    Open source
  50. Government DocumentSRC-000096

    Profile of the Plastic Resin and Manmade Fiber Industries

    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · EPA/310/R-97/006

    Open source
  51. Technical DocumentationSRC-000107

    Quality (LYCRA®)

    The LYCRA Company

    Open source
  52. Technical DocumentationSRC-000128

    Quality Assurance vs Quality Control: QA vs QC

    American Society for Quality (ASQ)

    Open source
  53. Government DocumentSRC-000026

    Recent developments in fiber genomics of tetraploid cotton species

    USDA Agricultural Research Service · 2017

    Open source
  54. Peer Reviewed ResearchSRC-000099

    Regenerated Cellulose by the Lyocell Process, a Brief Review of the Process and Properties

    BioResources · BioResources 13(2), 4577-4592

    Open source
  55. RegulationSRC-000057

    Regulation (EU) No 1007/2011 on textile fibre names and related labelling and marking of the fibre composition of textile products

    European Union / EUR-Lex · Current consolidated version: 2018-02-15

    Open source
  56. Government DocumentSRC-000078

    Silk

    Central Silk Board, Ministry of Textiles, Government of India

    Open source
  57. Technical DocumentationSRC-000076

    Silk — An Introduction

    International Sericultural Commission

    Open source
  58. Technical DocumentationSRC-000075

    Silk Reeling and Testing Manual

    Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations · FAO Agricultural Services Bulletin No. 136; ISBN 92-5-104293-4

    Open source
  59. Technical DocumentationSRC-000115

    Single & Double Knits

    Cotton Incorporated / CottonWorks

    Open source
  60. StandardSRC-000018

    Standard Practice for Differential Dyeing Behavior of Cotton

    ASTM International · ASTM D1464-12(2024)

    Open source
  61. StandardSRC-000012

    Standard Practice for Sampling Cotton Fibers for Testing

    ASTM International · ASTM D1441-12(2020)

    Open source
  62. StandardSRC-000010

    Standard Terminology for Cotton Fibers

    ASTM International · ASTM D7139-20(2026)

    Open source
  63. StandardSRC-000014

    Standard Test Method for Automated Measurement of Maturity, Fineness, Ribbon Width, and Micronaire of Cotton Fibers

    ASTM International · ASTM D8394-21(2026)

    Open source
  64. StandardSRC-000015

    Standard Test Method for Breaking Strength and Elongation of Cotton Fibers (Flat Bundle Method)

    ASTM International · ASTM D1445/D1445M-12(2025)

    Open source
  65. StandardSRC-000016

    Standard Test Method for Length and Length Distribution of Cotton Fibers (Array Method)

    ASTM International · ASTM D1440-07(2024)

    Open source
  66. StandardSRC-000017

    Standard Test Method for Maturity of Cotton Fibers (Sodium Hydroxide Swelling and Polarized Light Procedures)

    ASTM International · ASTM D1442-06(2024)

    Open source
  67. StandardSRC-000013

    Standard Test Method for Moisture in Cotton by Oven-Drying

    ASTM International · ASTM D2495-07(2024)

    Open source
  68. Technical DocumentationSRC-000130

    Standard Test Methods and Procedures

    American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (AATCC)

    Open source
  69. StandardSRC-000011

    Standard Test Methods for Measurement of Physical Properties of Raw Cotton by Cotton Classification Instruments

    ASTM International · ASTM D5867-12(2020)

    Open source
  70. Trade AssociationSRC-000034

    Technical & Performance Guide

    Cotton Incorporated / CottonWorks

    Open source
  71. Technical DocumentationSRC-000100

    TENCEL Branding Guideline Basics

    Lenzing AG · Branding Guideline Basics

    Open source
  72. Technical DocumentationSRC-000088

    Terminology of Man-Made Fibres

    International Bureau for the Standardization of Man-Made Fibres (BISFA) · 2017 Edition

    Open source
  73. Technical DocumentationSRC-000124

    Textile Dyeing

    Cotton Incorporated

    Open source
  74. Technical DocumentationSRC-000122

    Textile Encyclopedia — Selvage

    Cotton Incorporated / CottonWorks

    Open source
  75. Technical DocumentationSRC-000129

    Textile quality management

    Australian Wool Education Trust / Woolwise; CSIRO Textile and Fibre Technology

    Open source
  76. Technical DocumentationSRC-000118

    Textile Testing — Tensile Testing: Stress-Strain Curve

    NPTEL / Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

    Open source
  77. StandardSRC-000008

    Textiles — Cotton fibres — Determination of breaking tenacity of flat bundles

    International Organization for Standardization · ISO 3060:1974

    Open source
  78. StandardSRC-000007

    Textiles — Cotton fibres — Determination of length (span length) and uniformity index

    International Organization for Standardization · ISO 4913:1981

    Open source
  79. StandardSRC-000005

    Textiles — Cotton fibres — Evaluation of maturity — Microscopic method

    International Organization for Standardization · ISO 4912:1981

    Open source
  80. StandardSRC-000006

    Textiles — Cotton fibres — Evaluation of maturity by the air flow method

    International Organization for Standardization · ISO 10306:2014

    Open source
  81. StandardSRC-000001

    Textiles — Natural fibres — Generic names and definitions

    International Organization for Standardization · ISO 6938:2012

    Open source
  82. StandardSRC-000003

    Textiles — Sampling methods for fibres, yarns and fabrics for testing

    International Organization for Standardization · ISO 1130:2026

    Open source
  83. StandardSRC-000002

    Textiles — Standard atmospheres for conditioning and testing

    International Organization for Standardization · ISO 139:2005

    Open source
  84. Government DocumentSRC-000069

    The Biology of Gossypium hirsutum L. and Gossypium barbadense L. (cotton)

    Office of the Gene Technology Regulator, Australian Government · 3.1

    Open source
  85. Peer Reviewed ResearchSRC-000082

    The science behind the wool industry: The importance and value of wool production from sheep

    Animal Frontiers / Oxford University Press · doi:10.1093/af/vfab005

    Open source
  86. Academic TextbookSRC-000095

    The Scope of Textile Fibres

    Royal Society of Chemistry · The Chemistry of Textile Fibres, 2nd ed.; Chapter 1; doi:10.1039/9781782620235-00001

    Open source
  87. Government GuidanceSRC-000102

    Threading Your Way Through the Labeling Requirements Under the Textile and Wool Acts

    U.S. Federal Trade Commission · FTC business guidance; modal/ISO-name note updated October 2020; page edited January 2025

    Open source
  88. Institutional ReferenceSRC-000091

    Understand Your Fibers

    University of Georgia Cooperative Extension

    Open source
  89. Government DocumentSRC-000022

    Universal Upland Color and Leaf Grade Cotton Standards

    USDA Agricultural Marketing Service · annual physical standards

    Open source
  90. Technical DocumentationSRC-000120

    Weaving Basics

    Cotton Incorporated / CottonWorks

    Open source
  91. Technical DocumentationSRC-000119

    Wet Processing of 100% Cotton Knitted Fabrics

    Cotton Incorporated · TRI 3011; copyright 1999

    Open source
  92. Academic TextbookSRC-000106

    Wet processing of stretchable or elastomeric textiles

    Woodhead Publishing / Elsevier · Handbook of Stretchable and Elastomeric Textiles, Chapter 8, pp. 147-162; doi:10.1016/B978-0-323-91194-8.00007-5

    Open source
  93. Technical DocumentationSRC-000028

    What Is A Cotton Gin?

    USDA Agricultural Research Service

    Open source
  94. Technical DocumentationSRC-000105

    What's That Stuff? Spandex

    Chemical & Engineering News / American Chemical Society · Chemical & Engineering News 77(7), 70; doi:10.1021/cen-v077n007.p070

    Open source
  95. Technical DocumentationSRC-000125

    Wool Dyeing Principles and Techniques — WOOL482/582, Topic 14

    Australian Wool Education Trust / University of New England (Woolwise) · 2012 educational notes

    Open source
  96. Technical DocumentationSRC-000083

    Wool Processing

    Australian Wool Education Trust / Woolwise · WOOL 382-482; revised 2012

    Open source
  97. Peer Reviewed ResearchSRC-000073

    Wool: From Properties and Structure to Genetic Insights and Sheep Improvement Strategies

    Animals / MDPI · doi:10.3390/ani15192790; PMID:41096386

    Open source
  98. Technical DocumentationSRC-000132

    Working with NATA Accredited Laboratories for Export Testing — Industry User Guide No. 5

    National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia (NATA) · Industry User Guide No. 5

    Open source
  99. Technical DocumentationSRC-000111

    Yarn Spinning

    Cotton Incorporated / CottonWorks

    Open source