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  2. Alpaca fiber - Wikipedia

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    [2] [3] Alpaca fiber is naturally water-repellent and fire resistant. [4] Huacaya, an alpaca that grows soft spongy fiber, has natural crimp, thus making a naturally elastic yarn well-suited for knitting. Suri has no crimp and thus is a better fit for woven goods. The designer Armani has used Suri alpaca to fashion men's and women's suits. [5]

  3. Mohair - Wikipedia

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    Mohair wool An Angora goat. Mohair (pronounced / ˈ m oʊ h ɛər /) is a fabric or yarn made from the hair of the Angora goat (not Angora wool from the fur of the Angora rabbit).Both durable and resilient, mohair is lustrous with high sheen, [1] and is often blended to add these qualities to a textile.

  4. Units of textile measurement - Wikipedia

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    Textile fibers, threads, yarns and fabrics are measured in a multiplicity of units.. A fiber, a single filament of natural material, such as cotton, linen or wool, or artificial material such as nylon, polyester, metal or mineral fiber, or human-made cellulosic fibre like viscose, Modal, Lyocell or other rayon fiber is measured in terms of linear mass density, the weight of a given length of ...

  5. Huacaya alpaca - Wikipedia

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    Huacaya alpaca fiber. Alpaca fiber is measured by its diameter in units called microns (μm). The size of a micron in comparison to a meter is 1/1,000,000th of a meter and in comparison to an inch, it is 1/25,400th of one inch. Fiber with lower micron counts is favored, because as the diameter increases so does the likelihood that the fiber ...

  6. Textiles of Mexico - Wikipedia

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    Textiles of Mexico. Rug in progress in Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca. The textiles of Mexico have a long history. The making of fibers, cloth and other textile goods has existed in the country since at least 1400 BCE. Fibers used during the pre-Hispanic period included those from the yucca, palm and maguey plants as well as the use of cotton in ...

  7. Natural fiber - Wikipedia

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    Animal fibers generally comprise proteins such as collagen, keratin and fibroin; examples include silk, sinew, wool, catgut, angora, mohair and alpaca.. Animal hair (wool or hairs): Fiber or wool taken from animals or hairy mammals. e.g. sheep's wool, goat hair (cashmere, mohair), alpaca hair, horse hair, etc.

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