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Wool Fabric Types: Wool's Structure Explains Its Warmth
Wool is made from animal hair fibers that are processed and spun into yarn. Wool descriptions can identify an animal, a sheep breed, or the history of a fiber.
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Linen and Cotton Comparisons: Hemp Fabric Comes from the Plant's Outer Stalk
Textile hemp is made from bast fibers in the outer part of the plant's stalk. Comparing linen with cotton starts with the fiber source, but it should not end there.
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Linen and Cotton Comparisons: Batiste Is a Light Fabric, Not One Fixed Fiber
Batiste is a lightweight textile generally associated with a plain weave. Comparing linen with cotton starts with the fiber source, but it should not end there.
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Put Wool in Denim's Weft to Change the Inner Surface
Wool-containing denim combines familiar denim construction with a different fiber mix.
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Jute Adds a Long Plant Fiber to the Textile Materials List
Jute is a crop-derived fiber with strong connections to textile production on the Indian subcontinent.
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Linen and Cotton Comparisons: Linen Starts with Flax, Not Cotton
Linen is made from fibers in flax stems. Comparing linen with cotton starts with the fiber source, but it should not end there.
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Cotton Fabric Types: Chambray Gives Cotton a Lighter Woven Character
Chambray can resemble denim, but the structures are different. Cotton names can describe different things: the plant variety, the fiber quality, or the construction of the cloth.
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Cotton Fabric Types: Cotton Lawn Combines Fine Yarn with a Light Weave
Lawn is commonly made from cotton in a fine plain-weave construction. Cotton names can describe different things: the plant variety, the fiber quality, or the construction of the cloth.
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Cotton Fabric Types: Understanding the Supima Cotton Designation
Supima is associated with extra-long-staple Gossypium barbadense cotton. Cotton names can describe different things: the plant variety, the fiber quality, or the construction of the cloth.
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Cotton Fabric Types: Why Pima Cotton Has a Smoother Feel
Pima is an extra-long-staple cotton associated with Gossypium barbadense. Cotton names can describe different things: the plant variety, the fiber quality, or the construction of the cloth.
