(i)
| Natural fibres | Synthetic fibre | |
| 1. | Fibres obtained from natural sources of plants and animals. | Fibres which are man-made. |
| 2. | Example; cotton, jute, etc | Example; nylon, rayon, etc |
(ii)
| Knitting | Weaving | |
| 1. | A way to turn thread or yarn into cloth. | A way of arranging two sets of yarn to make a fabric. |
| 2. | It is done either by hand or by machines. | It is done using the machine called loom. |
(iii)
| Spinning | Ginning | |
| 1. | The process of making yarn from fibres. | The process of separating cotton from its seeds. |
| 2. | It is done by takli | It is done by charkha or machines. |