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Silk Fibers

By |2019-01-14T15:48:49+00:00September 10th, 2013|Tips|

Silk is a natural protein fiber, some forms of which can be woven into textiles.  The protein fiber of silk is composed mainly of fibroin [...]

Nylon Fibers

By |2013-09-03T21:53:11+00:00September 3rd, 2013|Tips|

Nylon was the first synthetic fiber made.   Nylon was developed in the 1930s by scientists at Du Pont, headed by an American chemist Wallace Hume [...]

Polypropylene

By |2013-08-26T21:37:29+00:00August 26th, 2013|Tips|

Olefin and polypropylene are two names for the second-most widely used carpet fiber after nylon. Olefin is not as durable as nylon but less expensive [...]

What is Viscose?

By |2019-01-14T15:48:49+00:00August 19th, 2013|Tips|

What is this?  Viscose is a fiber made from regenerated wood cellulose. Viscose rayon is structurally similar to cotton, which is almost pure cellulose.  Making [...]

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