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2. List of yarns for crochet and knitting - Wikipedia

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   Silk: From moths.Single extremely long and fine fiber produced from each cocoon, so usually spooled in multiples before spinning. Exceptionally strong, lustrous, and shiny. Fragile, ages poorly, eventually "shattering." Raw Silk From moths. Fiber from cocoons after the moth has been allowed to emerge, resulting in a rougher fiber.

3. Tsumugi (cloth) - Wikipedia

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   It is a tabby weave material woven from yarn produced using silk noil, short-staple silk fibre (as opposed to material produced using longer, filament yarn silk fibres). The short silk fibres are degummed [1] and, traditionally, the yarns are hand-joined to form a continuous length before weaving, [2] a technique also used for cheaper bast fibres.

4. Yarn - Wikipedia

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   Yarn is selected for different textiles based on the characteristics of the yarn fibres, such as warmth (wool), light weight (cotton or rayon), durability (nylon is added to sock yarn, for example), or softness (cashmere, alpaca). Yarn is composed of twisted strands of fiber, which are known as plies when grouped together. [19]

5. Lion Brand Yarns - Wikipedia

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   The Lion Brand Yarn Studio was a retail store located at 34 West 15th Street in Manhattan, which opened in 2008. It sold yarn, provided knitting and crochet classes, [ 6 ] and offered custom knitting and crochet services.

6. Courtaulds - Wikipedia

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   Courtaulds was a United Kingdom-based manufacturer of fabric, clothing, artificial fibres, and chemicals.It was established in 1794 and became the world's leading man-made fibre production company before being broken up in 1990 into Courtaulds plc and Courtaulds Textiles Ltd.

7. Moire (fabric) - Wikipedia

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   Fabrics with defined enough ribs can be calendered with smooth rollers and produce a moire finish; however generally the rollers have ribs that correspond to the grain of the fabric. The moire effect may be obtained on silk, worsted, or cotton fabrics, though it is impossible to develop it on anything other than a grained or fine corded weave. [7]