How Our Fabric is Made: Step 1
Step 1: Preparation
Proper preparation is a critical element in producing Cranston's quality prints. We start with raw, unprocessed fabric directly from the loom. This fabric is known as greige (pronounced gray). It is very creamy in color with brown specks of ground cotton seed imbedded in its surface. It is coarse in texture and stiff to the touch and not at all absorbent. Natural and man-made impurities must be removed to prepare the fabric for
2007-02-22 14:11:09
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answered by A Lady Dragon 5
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Most fabrics are made of cotton. The cotton fabric is spun from the fibers of the cotton plant.
2007-02-26 17:51:44
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answered by je suis mode 5
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Fabric is made of all sorts of things. There are plant (cellulose) fibers, like cotton, linen and rayon, and animal (protien) fibers like wool and silk and there are also synthetic fibers, like polyester, acrylic and nylon to name a few. There are also some new fabric fibers like tencel and lyocel, but I'm not sure what they're made of. If you have a specific fabric that you want to test for fiber content you can cut off a small piece and burn it. Plant fibers tend to burn, they get an actual flame, and turn to a fine, usually white or pale gray ash. Animal fibers tend to smolder down to a powdery black ash. I don't remember what silk smells like but wool smells like burning hair. Synthetic fibers will burn and will bubble and sizzle and pop while they're burning because they are basically melting. They will burn down to hard nubbly smelly ash. Don't let the burning synthetic fiber touch you because it will melt to your skin and really hurt. I never wear synthetic fibers partly for that reason.
There are also fiber blends, which can combine all of the properties described above.
2007-02-22 22:19:54
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answered by heart o' gold 7
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Fabric is made of cloth.
2007-02-22 22:28:38
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answered by Don 6
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Lots of strings and threads mashed together by machine. Seriously.
2007-02-22 22:09:09
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answered by Smeather 3
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Nylon,Silk, Rayon,Cotton, Wool, etc.
2007-02-22 22:12:03
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answered by Anonymous
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