Base Fabric

Natural fiber	Plant fiber	Cotton, silk, cellulose, etc.
Chemical fiber	Synthetic polymer fiber	Polyester fiber (Filament/spun yarn)	Fibers generally used in industrial materials
		Nylon fiber (Filament)	While it was used for tents, before because of its high strength, a slight change in size is found due to moisture compared to polyester.
		Vinylon fiber (Filament/spun yarn)	It has high strength like nylon. However, a slight change in size is found due to moisture compared to polyester.
		Polypropylene fiber	Fibers without any moisture absorption. It has a good thermal-insulation property, but is difficult to give noncombustibility.
		High-strength fiber (Para-aramid fiber, meta-aramid fiber, aromatic polyester fiber, etc.)
		Biodegradable fiber
	Inorganic fiber	Glass fiber	Commercialized as a non-combustible material
		Silica fiber	Used for applications requiring fire resistance
		Carbon fiber

Tex	Tex is a unit to show the thickness of a filament (long fiber), indicated by grams per 1,000 m of a filament. Dtex (one tenth of tex) is often used to match denier which had been customarily used.
Yarn count	Yarn count is a unit to show the thickness of a spun yarn (short fiber). It indicates how long the length grows compared to a certain volume. Therefore, more the yarn count is, thinner the fiber thickness is.
Denier (d)	Denier is unit to show the thickness of a filament (long fiber), indicated by grams per 9,000 m of a filament. This unit had been used customarily, but tex is getting to be used now.

Weaving	Various kinds of fabric structures such as plain weave and twill weave are on the market, but the plain weave is a mainstream as industrial materials.
Knitting	Raschel knitting is commercialized in the industrial material sector.
Non-woven	Their strength is weaker than that of fabrics and knitted materials and they are transformed easily, thus not suitable for a canvas or tarpaulin.