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Raw materials used for apparel and allied products may be classified according to construction. Strand construction converts yarns into woven, knitted, and braided fabrics. Matted construction converts fibres into felts, paper, and padding yardage. Molecular-mass construction produces plastic film, metal foil, and rubber sheetings, and cellular construction is the building block for skins, furs, hides, and synthetic foam. All four constructions are used for all types of apparel, though only minute quantities of molecular-mass and cellular construction are used for underwear. Most outerwear is made from woven and knitted fabrics with some use of hides, skins, furs, plastics, rubber, foams, ...(100 of 6625 words)