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Silk

Silk is a natural protein fibre which can be woven into textiles. The best-known type of silk is obtained from cocoons made by the larvae of the mulberry silk worm. The shimmering appearance for which silk is prized comes from the fibers' triangular prism-like structure which allows silk cloth to refract incoming light at different angles. Read more...

Wool

Wool is the fine soft curly hair that forms the fleece of the sheep. It has scales, which overlap, & it is crimped; in some fleeces the wool fibres have more than 20 bends per inch. The scaling & crimp make it easier to spin the fleece as they help the individual fibres attach to each other so that they stay together. Read more...