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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.
Elizabeth Zimmermann (9 August 1910 – 30 November 1999) was a British-born hand knitting teacher and designer. She revolutionized the modern practice of knitting through her books and instructional series on American public television.
Warp knitting is defined as a loop-forming process in which the yarn is fed into the knitting zone, parallel to the fabric selvage. It forms vertical loops in one course and then moves diagonally to knit the next course. Thus the yarns zigzag from side to side along the length of the fabric. Each stitch in a course is made by many different yarns.
A vast variety of cable patterns can be invented by changing the number of cables, the separations of their center lines, the amplitudes of their waves (i.e., how far they wander from their center line), the shape of the waves (e.g., sinusoidal versus triangular), and the relative position of the crests and troughs of each wave (e.g., one wave ...
The yarn is processed by knitting or weaving, with color and patterns, which turns it into cloth. The machine used for weaving is the loom. For decoration, the process of coloring yarn or the finished material is dyeing. [1] For more information of the various steps, see textile manufacturing
Mrs. Wells of Utica excited great interest in her Baby Band and their badges, pink for boys and blue for girls. [113] 1901: USA NYC: New York Times, 17 March 1901: page 17 . For Baby's Layette With wool in which there is a little silk, the little sock has the lower part of blue for a girl baby and pink for the small boy, usually combined with ...
Sadie Shapiro's Knitting Book – Robert Kimmel Smith; The Years of the Forest – Helen Hoover; The Taking of Pelham One Two Three – John Godey; The Curse of the Kings – Victoria Holt; Captain Bligh and Mr. Christian – Richard Hough; Volume 95 – #4. La Balsa: The Longest Raft Voyage in History – Vital Alsar with Enrique Hank Lopez
Detail of design for Bluebell or Columbine printed art fabric, 1876, by William Morris. Example of yarn bombing in Montreal, 2009, by fiber artist Olek. Fiber art (fibre art in British spelling) refers to fine art whose material consists of natural or synthetic fiber and other components, such as fabric or yarn.