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So, is there a way to keep this format and still add in the animal fiber article? There is an equivalent for vegetable fibers too. Loggie (talk) 14:15, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

• They're both natural fibers, so maybe you could add '''[[Animal fiber]]'''{{·w}} '''[[Fiber crop|Vegetable fiber]]'''<br/> between {{nowrap begin}} and [[Alpaca fiber|Alpaca]] in list1; otherwise a "below" line might be preferable -- try adding this between the end of list2 and the }}<noinclude> line:

|belowstyle = background:#e7dac1;
|below = [[Animal fiber]]{{·}} [[Fiber crop|Vegetable fiber]]

Sardanaphalus (talk) 16:27, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

Would it be considered bad form to do something like this in the 'Natural' section?

Animal fiber: Alpaca, angora.....
Vegetable fiber: list of vegetable fibers...
Mineral fiber: Asbestos, and others...

Thanks muchly for the help. Loggie (talk) 20:19, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

This change makes sense to me. Need me to do it? - PKM (talk) 02:58, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

I just wanted to make sure I wouldn't be stepping on anyone's toes. Loggie (talk) 06:02, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

Vinalon not included?

I believe Vinalon, although not very popular, should be part of the synthetic fiber list. It is one of the first synthetic (possibly the second, right behind Nylon) fiber yet I don't understand why it still isn't in the template.

Jeffrey3732 (talk) 00:31, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

Man-made (Artificial) cellulosic fibres

I think this template should have another category (and Wikipedia ahould have another article), though I do not have the expertise to do it. Rayon, viscose, (and many other names for essentially the same product) are generally not described as synthetic - they are man-made or artificial cellulosic fibres. (The Wikipedia article on rayon calls it semi-synthetic). These fibres are made from wood or other plant material, some from bamboo, the material is pulped and fibre, still containing the plant cells, is constituted from it. This is (I believe) quite different from synthetic fibres, which are plastics made from oil. [ Is there an issue in WP with sexist language like man-made? Do we need to use the rather ugly human-made?] Natural fibre (talk) 12:11, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

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