silk or cloth is made of <string>

[emma.learns]

Dear all,

I have read the definition of 'string'. I would like to ask whether you would normally say that 'silk or cloth is made of <string>'.

If you don't use the word 'string', what word would you use? Thank you!

 

[entangledbank]

No, it's made of thread. String is made of several threads twined together. We also use 'thread' for the single strand that you use in a needle to sew a garment.

 

[Andygc]

Which definition of "string" have you read, and where?

Silk is a fibre made by silkworms. Cloth is a woven or knitted material. They are not comparable.

Please provide a complete sentence.

Cross-posted. But most of the threads used in weaving are also twisted together and are structurally identical to string.

 

[emma.learns]

Thank you very much, I read the definition from an online dictionary.

I didn't know the word 'thread' so I didn't know which word should be used.

I think "cloth is made of thread" is a completed sentence.