Editing Camel (section)

===Textiles===
{{Main|Camel hair}}

Desert tribes and Mongolian nomads use camel hair for tents, [[yurt]]s, clothing, bedding and accessories. Camels have outer guard hairs and soft inner down, and the fibers may also be sorted by color and age of the animal. The guard hairs can be felted for use as waterproof coats for the herdsmen, while the softer hair is used for premium goods.<ref>{{cite book|url= http://www.fao.org/docrep/v9384e/v9384e05.htm|title= Harvesting of textile animal fibres|last= Petrie|first= OJ|publisher= Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations|date= 1995|isbn= 978-92-5-103759-1|access-date= 14 March 2017|url-status= live|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170315085646/http://www.fao.org/docrep/v9384e/v9384e05.htm|archive-date= 15 March 2017}}</ref> The fiber can be spun for use in weaving or made into yarns for hand knitting or crochet. Pure camel hair is recorded as being used for [[Western wear|western garments]] from the 17th century onwards, and from the 19th century a mixture of wool and camel hair was used.<ref name="Dictionary of Fashion History">{{cite book|author=Cumming, Valerie |author2=Cunnington, CW |author3=Cunnington, PE |title= The Dictionary of Fashion History|year= 2010|publisher= Bloomsbury|location= Oxford | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=glBf_El4Qd4C |isbn= 9781847887382}}</ref>