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 polyester and acrylic is the fastest comparing
to other fibers we ware?
Because both polyester and acrylic are petrolium
fibers!
Check it here.
Very comprehensive fiber analysis can be found here...
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Our material from workshop "What's In Your Stash?"
run at Creative Festival Toronto Spring 2006,2007
How To Analyse Fiber Content:
Igniting plant fibers
This test was conducted over the sink with water
Behavior of the flame and the thread/fabric when 100% cotton thread/fabric is ignited
Like matches, cotton is made of plant fiber and it is easy to ignite
Flame travels with medium speed but steady and easily extinguished
Material does not melt and does not drip
The smell is like burning paper or leaves
The ash is easily powdered leaving clean edges of the thread/fabric
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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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