Some of our clothes are made from plastic. Fabrics made from plastic are easy to look after. They do not get dirty very easily or need much ironing. Plastic fabrics last a long time and do not lose their shape and become baggy.
These threads are made from plastic.
Plastic fabrics are made by forcing hot, runny plastic through very fine holes in a machine. The plastic comes out in thin fibres which are used to weave into fabric. Fibres made from plastic are called synthetic fibres. Sometimes synthetic fibres are mixed with natural ones such as cotton.
These clothes are made from plastic.
A special type of plastic material is designed to be fireproof. This material is worn by firefighters and racing car drivers. Before it is used, the material is rested with a white-hot gas flame to make sure that it will protect whoever wears it.
Tents made from plastic cloth keep out the rain.
Fabric can be made waterproof by adding plastic. Some fabrics are just coated with plastic on one side. Other fabrics are put in a bath of plastic paste so that the paste soaks into the fabric.