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!

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