What are Clothes and Textiles?

Textiles are the name given to the material used to make clothes and other cloth items like bedding and towels.

They are formed from fibres which are spun together into yarn and woven into fabrics.

They are incredibly long-lasting if you keep them dry and clean and some can last a lifetime. Find out more below…

Bright colourful rolled up textiles

Facts about clothes and textiles

The carbon footprint of new clothes bought in the UK every minute is greater than driving a car around the world six times (Oxfam, 2019)

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