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2. Felt - Wikipedia

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   Samples of felt in different colors Kazakh felt yurt. Felt is a textile that is produced by matting, condensing, and pressing fibers together. Felt can be made of natural fibers such as wool or animal fur, or from synthetic fibers such as petroleum-based acrylic or acrylonitrile or wood pulp–based rayon.

3. List of types of fur - Wikipedia

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   Beaver fur has long been used in making muffs, stoles, collars, trimmings, and felt for hats. [4] The American beaver scores a 90/100 on the Austin Fur Durability chart [5] making it practical for utilitarian items such as linings. In the 21st century beaver is considered a premium fur and is often seen as very attractive to designers.

4. Felted - Wikipedia

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   Down (woolly) hair, awn hair and guard hair of domestic cat (left to right). Although truly felted hair on healthy mammals is unusual, many animals, especially in seasonally cold or wet climates or environments, have a so-called undercoat of down hair plus awn hair that usually lies hidden beneath the outer coat of guard hairs [4] and may form a mat of lightly felted wool.

5. Animal fiber - Wikipedia

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   Examples include silk, hair/fur (including wool) and feathers. The animal fibers used most commonly both in the manufacturing world as well as by the hand spinners are wool from domestic sheep and silk. Also very popular are alpaca fiber and mohair from Angora goats.

6. The 14 Best Wool Sweaters to Keep You Cozy All Winter, Tested ...

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   The best-performing sweaters we tested had at least 50 percent wool. Cashmere vs. Wool. Cashmere is a type of wool, but not all wool is cashmere. Lewenhaupt explains that cashmere comes from the ...

7. Textile - Wikipedia

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   Cashmere, the hair of the Indian cashmere goat, and mohair, the hair of the North African angora goat, are types of wool known for their softness. Pashmina is a type of very fine cashmere wool. Used in the production of sweaters and scarfs. Angora refers to the long, thick, soft hair of the angora rabbit. Qiviut is the fine inner wool of the ...