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  2. Alpaca fiber - Wikipedia

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    [2] [3] Alpaca fiber is naturally water-repellent and fire resistant. [4] Huacaya, an alpaca that grows soft spongy fiber, has natural crimp, thus making a naturally elastic yarn well-suited for knitting. Suri has no crimp and thus is a better fit for woven goods. The designer Armani has used Suri alpaca to fashion men's and women's suits. [5]

  3. Navajo weaving - Wikipedia

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    Mid-19th century Navajo rugs often used a three-ply yarn called Saxony, which refers to high-quality, naturally dyed, silky yarns. Red tones in Navajo rugs of this period come either from Saxony or from a raveled cloth known in Spanish as bayeta , which was a woolen manufactured in England .

  4. Animal fiber - Wikipedia

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    Alpaca fiber is sourced from alpacas. It is warmer than sheep's wool and lighter in weight. It is soft, fine, glossy, and luxurious. The thickness of the quality fiber is between 12-29 micrometers. Most alpaca fiber is white, but it also comes in various shades of brown and black. The most common type of alpaca fiber comes from a Huacaya.

  5. Vicuña wool - Wikipedia

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    After sorting the wool, the down hairs are spun into yarn and woven or knitted into textiles. The surface of woven fabrics is often roughened with a raising card to create a softer feel, higher volume and greater thermal insulation [ 11 ] Vicuña wool is considered the rarest and most expensive legal wool in the world; in 2010, raw wool traded ...

  6. Bouclé - Wikipedia

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    The yarn is made from a length of loops of similar size, which can range from tiny circlets to large curls. [1] To make bouclé, at least two strands are combined, with the tension on one strand being much looser than the other as it is being plied , resulting in the loose strand (known as the "effect yarn") forming the loops, with the other ...

  7. Spinning (textiles) - Wikipedia

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    Spinning is a twisting technique to form yarn from fibers.The fiber intended is drawn out, twisted, and wound onto a bobbin.A few popular fibers that are spun into yarn other than cotton, which is the most popular, are viscose (the most common form of rayon), animal fibers such as wool, and synthetic polyester. [1]

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