Search Results for: Silk worm cocoons
softness, permeability, drapability, and so on." modern fiber art takes its context from the textile arts, which have been practiced globally for millennia. traditionally, fiber is taken from plants or animals, for example cotton from cotton seed pods, linen from flax stems, wool from sheep hair, or silk
from the spun cocoons of silkworms. in addition to these traditional materials, synthetic materials such as plastic acrylic are now used. in order for the fiber to be made into cloth or clothing, it must be spun (or twisted) into a strand known as yarn. when the yarn is ready and dyed for use it can...
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