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• Animal fibers —    Fibers that are derived from the hair of animals, including wool from sheep, alpaca hair from alpacas (a relative of camels and llamas), angora from rabbits, camel hair from camels, and cashmere and mohair from goats. Silk fiber is made from… …   Historical Dictionary of the Fashion Industry

• Animal fiber — Animal fibers are natural fibers that consist largely of particular proteins. Instances are silk, hair/fur (including wool) and feathers. The most commonly used type of animal fiber is hair. Not all animal fibers have the same properties. Alpaca… …   Wikipedia

• Natural fibers —    Any fiber made from a plant, animal, or mineral resource. Natural fibers from plants include cotton, linen, jute, ramie, sisal, and hemp. Fibers from animals include silk, wool, angora, mohair, and alpaca. Fruit fiber is collected from the… …   Historical Dictionary of the Fashion Industry

• Stuffed animal — A stuffed animal is toy animal sewn from cloth, plush, or other textiles, and stuffed with straw, beans, plastic pellets, cotton, synthetic fibers, or other similar materials. Stuffed animals are also known as plush toys (U.S English) from the… …   Wikipedia

• natural fibers —    A class of fibers of vegetable (e.g. cotton, flax, ramie), animal origin (e.g., silk, wool, and specially furs) or mineral origin (e.g., asbestos) …   Forensic science glossary

• Natural fiber — Fibers or fibres (see spelling differences) are a class of hair like materials that are continuous filaments or are in discrete elongated pieces, similar to pieces of thread. They can be spun into filaments, thread, or rope. They can be used as a …   Wikipedia

• Spinning (textiles) — Spinning is an ancient textile art in which plant, animal or synthetic fibers are twisted together to form yarn (or thread, rope, or cable). For thousands of years, fiber was spun by hand using simple tools, the spindle and distaff. Only in the… …   Wikipedia

• Fiber — For other uses, see Fiber (disambiguation). A bundle of optical fibers Fiber (also spelled fibre) is a class of materials that are continuous filaments or are in discrete elongated pieces, similar to lengths of thread. They are very important in… …   Wikipedia

• Crochet — For a note duration, see Quarter note. Detail of a crocheted doily, Sweden Crochet (English pronunciation: /k …   Wikipedia

• Dermestidae — Dermestid Beetles Varied Carpet Beetle (Anthrenus verbasci) Scientific classification Kingdom …   Wikipedia

• Natural dye — Skeins of wool colored with natural plant dyes. Natural dyes are dyes or colorants derived from plants, invertebrates, or minerals. The majority of natural dyes are vegetable dyes from plant sources – roots, berries, bark, leaves, and …   Wikipedia