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From good to poor: nylon, linen, acrylic, cotton, wool (coarse), silk, wool (fine), rayon, acetate. Absorbency-comfort of a garment can be greatly affected by the fiber's ability to regain moisture. If a fiber cannot absorb moisture, it feels clammy, and can plaster itself to your skin.Absorbent fibers have less static cling.ou may already know a lot of them just by handling them in your knitting, weaving, embroidery, or crochet. The length of a single unit of the fiber-the staple-can determine many things about the thread you will get. A short fiber is not usually a good base for thick single, whereas a long-staple can be.
The wool of the sheep comes in dark grey, mid grey and silver grey, and within these pre-selected tones there is a whole greyscale spectrum which creates the marvellous, almost metallic sheen. The yarn is better spun as fine worsted, and then it is combed to enhance the lustre.