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2. Ninon - Wikipedia

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   Ninon is a French derivation from the name Anne. [9] [2] Originally it was made from highly twisted silk yarns, gradually changed to synthetic yarns such as rayon.[8] [9] In the early 20th century (1909), the Ninon silk was in use for dresses also.

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. Silk mill - Wikipedia

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   Silk is a naturally produced fibre obtained from many species of the silk moth. In 1700 the favoured silk was produced by a moth (Bombyx mori), that spun a cocoon to protect the larvae. The larvae fed on mulberry leaves grown in Italy. Silk fibres from the Bombyx mori silkworm have a triangular cross section with rounded corners, 5–10 μm wide.

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. 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.