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Components refer to any resource that is used to complete the construction of a textile product. The most common types of components are fastenings:

• buttons - available in a range of sizes, colours and materials, such as plastic, wood and metal
• zips - fabric sides with plastic or metal teeth, sold in a variety of standardised lengths with open (for coats) or closed (for trousers) ends
• hook and eye - a two-piece fastening usually made of metal for either side of a join, such as at the top of a zip
• Velcro - hook and loop fastening that is usually made from nylon and can be repeatedly ripped open and closed and is useful for children’s clothes and shoes for ease of use
• press fasteners - metal or plastic discs that clip together when pressed, found on duvet covers and baby grows