X-ray is employed in numerous fields, ranging from computed tomography scans, phase-resolved medical imaging and material surface research to security checkpoints in airports. Uncontrolled radiations or frequent exposure to X-ray threatens human health by endangering cells, tissues and organs. Therefore, protection against radiation is of paramount importance wherever living creatures are present. Protection against hazards of X-ray radiation can generally be achieved by the use of conventional lead aprons. The aprons are basically made using rubber, polymer, elastomeric polymer or vinyl binders with elastic matrix embedded with tiny lead particles or lead oxide. The aprons can also be made from integrated lead sheets with textile-based apparel casing. Lead aprons are intrinsically heavy and uncomfortable, particularly during long periods of use with serious orthopedic consequences. Additionally, bending of the aprons during usage and storage results in cracking of the lead sheets. Coating of textiles with specific compounds provides protection against ionizing radiation. However, coated garments lack flexibility and breathability. Comfort of X-ray protective garment is of paramount importance especially during long use by patients and medical staff alike. In general comfort of protective garments is related to factors such as weight, flexibility and the extent of X-ray attenuation. Additionally, the protective garments are expected to be economical, easy to fabricate, resistant to abrasion, laundering and cracking. Thus, production of protective garments encompassing the required miscellaneous criteria is a new phenomenon in the field of X-ray protection using garment engineering. In this study, samples of woven fabrics using polypropylene monofilament yarns containing lead and tin particles were produced. The monofilament yarns were produced via melt spinning process on a laboratory scale melt spinning machine. High Purity Germanium (HPGe) detector and a 133 Ba radioactive source, which emits low energy ?-rays with well-defined energies ranging from 30 keV to 80 keV, were used to evaluate shielding capability of the samples. Morphology, X-ray attenuation capability, tensile behavior, flexural rigidity, structural properties, abrasion and laundry resistances of the samples were evaluated. Simulation of fabric samples and HPGe detector was carried out using MCNP code. Results showed that yarns with higher metal particles content, higher metal particles density and atomic number provide higher attenuation coefficient. Similar effect was observed with increase in layering angle, reduction of both energy level and monofilament yarn diameter. Additionally, it was found that addition of metal particles results in formation of high stressed points along the yarn axis, thus the observed reduction in tenacity and breaking elongation of the produced monofilament yarns and fabrics. It was concluded that increase in metal particles content reduces fabric bending length which consequently decreases fabric flexural rigidity. Shielding properties of the fabrics were found to be unaffected by abrasion or laundering operation. Moreover, MCNP simulated data were found to be consistent with the measured data. It is concluded that the developed fabrics are potentially suitable to be used in garment forms in applications where protection against X-ray is required. In addition to their technical function, such textile based protective items enjoy merits such as low costs, comfort and ease of maintenance in comparison to conventional X-ray protective garment currently in use.