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textile materials

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Materials produced by weaving, felting, knotting, twining, or otherwise processing natural or synthetic fibers so that they cohere into a form or unit; traditionally excludes fiberboard, paper, papier-mâché, and papyrus, which, though also fiber products, are considered as separate types of material. For generic reference to the genre, see "textiles."