One of the first things I learned about this fiber commonly called Soysilk is that Soysilk is a name brand of soy fiber. However Soy Silk can be used(i think). Anyway onto the good stuff. Henry Ford had a great interest in the soybean as the next great crop that would bring industry and farmers […]
Vegetarian Spinning Fibers
Hemp has a large variety of uses, some that even suprised me like Hemp Concrete or Hempcrete as it is called. Concrete-like blocks made with hemp and lime have been used as an insulating material for construction. Hemp jewelry, rope, paper, water purification, animal bedding, weed control and even as biofuel are just a few applications of this unique […]
Hemp (from Old Englishhænep) is the name of the soft, durable fiber that is cultivated from plants of the Cannabisgenus. The Cannabis Sativa is the one used for fiber in commericial fiber. Hemp has been grown for millennia in Asia and the Middle East for its fibre. Commercial production of hemp in the West took […]
Here are a few more interesting facts about cotton. There are about 50 varieties of cotton but only about 4 -5 are cultivated. Gossypium hirsutum, known as Upland Cotton or Mexican Cotton, is the most widely planted species of cotton in the United States, constituting some 95% of all cotton production and is native to […]
I love me some cotton. It’s so soft against the skin. I’ve even become a bit of an sheet snob….nothing under 400 thread count….Thank you. The hubs had even found some 1200 thread counts sheets . These are soft and heavy like a blanket. I think they will last a lifetime. Cotton is a soft, […]
Well now that we know how milk fiber is process and what it is made up of, I was extremely curious on how it dyes and spins. I used Cushings direct dye in plum and it turned out awesome. Did not run or exhaust the dye bath. I also tried Cushings acid dye in peacock. Also […]
I tried out some milk protein fiber recently. I had to wonder after my experience with corn fiber how much of it was actually still milk and how much manufacturing it went thru. Here is a bit of history:” Milk fiber was invented in 1930’s in Italy and America to compete wool. The fiber known […]
Lyocell takes direct dyes beautifully, however it does not exhaust the dye bath and about 10 percent of the color comes out in rinsing. I used Cushings direct dyes. I’ve heard that fiber reactive dyes work really well if you want darker colors and they are more wash-fast. Here is what happened when I dyed […]
Tencel is an interesting fiber. Actually Tencel is one brand name of the fiber which is actually called Lyocell. I couldn’t find a discovery or creation date for this fiber but I did find out that Lyocell was was first manufactured in 1987 by Courtaulds Fibres UK. Quick Note: I realized really quickly that some […]
Corn Fiber is an interesting fiber. I thought” OK, it’s a vegetable fiber. I have direct dyes it will dye beautifully. ” Well here is what happened when I tried. As you can see the fiber took no color at all there are a few silk pieces that clung to it as it was in the […]
