Fiber & Fabric Basics : Textiles 101 for Retro Style Shopping & Sewing

I wanted to give you all a basic rundown of fiber and fabric knowledge, the basics of natural and synthetic fibers, the difference between woven and knit fabrics, and my thoughts on rayon! I hope this is helpful for some of you who don't know very much about textiles, personally I find textiles fascinating :) How It's Made : Cotton fiber,    • How Cotton is Processed in Factories | How...   How Linen is made :    • How Linen Is Made   How silk is made :    • How silkworms make silk   How Rayon is made:    • The production of viscose fibres at Kelhei...   Jacquard Looms :    • How an 1803 Jacquard Loom Led to Computer ...   Montgomery Wards Catalog Scans:   / 1943-montgomery-ward-spring-summer-1943-ca...     / 19471948-montgomery-wards-fall-winter-catalog     / 1950-montgomery-ward-springsummer-1950   Photo Credits: Wool fiber under microscope, scales : https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... fig. 1 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... fig. 2 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... fig. 3 http://www.microlabgallery.com/galler... fig. 4 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... fig. 5 http://www.microlabgallery.com/galler... fig. 6 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... fig. 7 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Bo... fig. 8 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... fig. 9 http://www.microlabgallery.com/galler... fig. 10 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... fig. 11 http://www.microlabgallery.com/galler... fig. 12 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... fig. 13 http://www.microlabgallery.com/galler... fig. 14 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... fig. 15 http://www.microlabgallery.com/galler... fig. 16 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... fig. 17 http://www.microlabgallery.com/galler... fig. 18 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... More from me? Blog: http://theclosethistorian.blogspot.com/ Instagram:   / theclosethistorian   Pinterest:   / bmesposito   Tumblr:   / theclosethistorian   Beauty Instagram:   / thehistoriansvanity   Beauty Channel:    / thehistoriansvanity   Thank you for watching!