FM 114 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Shearling, Collagen, Kylie Jenner
12 Sep 2016
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Fibers: natural- from plants and animals. Wool + luxury fibers cashmere, alpaca, llama, camels hair, vicuna, angora (this furs don"t last as long but they are softer than wool) Bast fibers: these fibers come from plants. Linen (the best know for this), hemp, ramie, bamboo: manufactured fibers: made from chemical compounds in laboratories. Rayon this was made to recreate silk (artificial silk) Lyocell: made from wood pulp (cellulose) and is a form of rayon. Polyester: most used of the manufactured fibers, 1938 nylon was produced, the first synthetic fiber made completely from chemicals. 1958- spandex: elastomeric fiber, made to replace rubber (elastine) spandex made pantyhose possible. 1980s-microfibers: 2-3 time thinner than a human hair, hand like silk. Blends: two fabrics that are blended together, the most used are polyester and cotton (you must have more cotton than polyester), spandex and microfibers are also used in blends. Fibers are twisted into yarn until eli whiten introduced the cotton gin.
