Monday, January 13, 2020

Fiber types

I've agreed to teach a six-week course on textiles - super exciting! With so much time to work with, I'm going more in-depth this time. For the first class, we will be talking about different types of fiber: plant, animal, and synthetic.

Wool is what I have most of and know most about. Here are some Merino sheep:


Alpacas and llamas:


Angora goat:

Angora rabbit:



Flax in the field


Flax being hackled



What medieval Europeans thought cotton looked like -- a tree with lambs growing on it!


Cotton in the field












Wool under a microscope



Different types of fiber under a microscope:



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