Textile fibers are natural or synthetic structures that can be spun into yarn, suitable for weaving, knitting and can be easily colored by suitable dyestuff are known as textile fibers.

A textile fiber possesses minimum attributes such as length, strength, cohesiveness, fineness, uniformity, and more. Examples of textile
fibers include cotton, silk, wool, polyester, nylon, etc. 

If a fiber lacks essential properties like minimum length, strength, cohesiveness, fineness, uniformity, etc., it cannot be classified as a textile fiber.