Natural Fibers
Yesterday i learned that fiber turns into yarn and yarn turns into fabric. Fiber is the foundation of fabric; it is a small, hair like substance. Wool is a fiber with a hair like substance, but when you handle it, your hands will feel soft and oily from the lanolin. Lanolin is an oil that can be used in cosmetics, shampoo, and ointment. when i handled some of the wool that was given to me by my teacher for a wool spinning experience, i thought it was really great because while doing so i learned how women would spin the wool back when we didn't have certain machines.
Silk is another natural fiber many designers love to use in garments. The silk that is used, it's made from the silk worms cocoons. The worm spins the silk around itself and to get the best silk they are fed mulberry leaves. The designers usually don't want broken silk strands so before they break through the cocoon, they are boiled and they end up dying. I think it's kind of sad, but that's how they want their fabric. If they would want some color in silk they would dye the fibers.
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