People have always made clothes from whatever materials were available in the areas they live. Leather is processed from the skins of animals such as the cow and the camel. The caterpillar of the silk moth produces silk as it spins its cocoon. Sheep are the most common source of wool. Goats, Ilamas and alcacas also provide very soft, fine wool. Cotton is made from the soft white fibres of the cotton plant and flax is dried and spun and woven into linen. Some people also use the skins of crocidiles and other reptiles to make bags, belts and even clothes.
