More information on fiber analysis...
In old times people used to put flame down with...
WOOL. Find out here why.
Do you know that speed of flame of cotton fiber is the same as of burning paper?
Because both cotton and paper are plant fibers!
Check it here.
Very comprehensive fiber analysis can be found here... |
Our material from workshop "What's In Your Stash?"
run at Creative Festival Toronto Spring 2006,2007
How To Analyse Fiber Content:
Igniting petrolium fibers
This test was conducted over the sink with water. Be very careful igniting synthetic
fibers or fabrics such as acrylic or polyester!
Behavior of the flame and the thread/fabric when acrylic thread/fabric is ignited
Because acrylic fiber is made of natural gas and petroleum it burns easily.
Flame travels with high speed causing ignited thread/fabric to melt and drip.
Dripped material is extremely hot and sticky.
It burns skin instantly.
The smell is very unpleasant.
The ash is hard.
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Here And There Fiber Facts...
Alpaca fiber is warmer then wool.
The softer the wool the less elasticity it has.
Animal fiber is measured by micron count (diameter of the single hair). The higher
the number the softer is the fiber.
Wool can be as soft as alpaca and alpaca can be more coarse then wool!
Fine quality wool can be worn almost immediately after the wash because it dries
up very quickly.
It takes great amount of chemicals to treat cotton fibers prior to making a cotton
fabric.
Flax or linen fiber is getting softer after each wash. Like an old wine the linen fabric is getting better with age!
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