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Mohair The fiber obtained from the angora goat. It is valued for it's silky texture, and the fact that it does not felt near so readily as standard wool thus also being considerably less prone to shrinkage. Because of its hairlike apearance prior to spinning, it is also frequently used in making collectible or high end doll's wigs and toy animal pelts. -- Nothing has been the same since that house fell on my sister. |
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Mo hair
What my father always said he wanted for Xmas. He went bald at 23 yrs old........ Ginger in CA [jeez give me a good night's sleep, walk at dawn and a cup of tea, you never know what may be typed out!] On Nov 21, 8:31*pm, (NightMist) wrote: Mohair The fiber obtained from the angora goat. It is valued for it's silky texture, and the fact that it does not felt near so readily as standard wool thus also being considerably less prone to shrinkage. Because of its hairlike apearance prior to spinning, it is also frequently used in making collectible or high end doll's wigs and toy animal pelts. -- Nothing has been the same since that house fell on my sister. |
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Cashmere The undercoat fibers of the cashmere (or sometimes spelled kashmir as it was originally) goat. A superior fiber for warmth, durability and texture. It is significantly more labor intensive to harvest and prepare for spinning than most other wools, even when the less desireable harvest method of shearing is employed. Optimally the goats are combed during their spring shedding, as this increases the length of the undercoat fibers obtained and reduces the amount of outter coat hairs contaminating it. The wool is then picked over, often mechanically, to further remove undesirable hairs prior to cleaning. In the last decade significantly more problems with fraudulent lableing have arisen, as the wool may be shipped to several different countries for processing prior to being woven or knit. Most recently a large amount of cashmere yarn that had been adulterated with sheep's wool during the spinning process, was shipped to China where it was worked into garments and labled as 100% cashmere. Since cashmere wool has fluctuated in price between US120 and US190 per pound of unspun wool, it is easy to see why such practices have been flourishing. -- Nothing has been the same since that house fell on my sister. |
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Poplin A plain weave fabric with fine ribs. The ribbing is obtained by useing a heavier thread and a higher thread count in the warp threads than in the weft. Most frequently found in medium weights of cotton or cotton blends, but can be any weight or fiber. -- Nothing has been the same since that house fell on my sister. |
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Soutache alternately called Russian Braid A type of narrow flat braid used as trim. Used extensively in old applique patterns. Also seen as applique on modern clothing for celtic, tribal, or other designs involving intricate line work where an unbroken line that overlaps itself is desired. -- Nothing has been the same since that house fell on my sister. |
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Tunisian or Afghan stitch One of the simplest crochet stitches. The even weavelike stitches, and the reasonably flat surface of this type of work lends itself well to various forms of needlework embellishment. It is worked entirely on the front of the work and is achieved by simply making a length of chain stitchs, then drawing a loop through each chain which is held on the hook to the end of the row, then drawing single chain stitchs back through each individual loop. When done with warm weight yarns this creates a dense fabric with reasonable drape that has been compared to thermal blankets in warmth. When done with crochet cottons or lace weight threads, a sturdy fabric suitable for cross stitch or tapestry (needlepoint) is made. If the special long crochet hooks often used in this type of work are unavailable, the loops may be kept on a seperate bar that is of a size with the hook being used, or a series of same size hooks may be used*. *Thank you Butterfly! -- Nothing has been the same since that house fell on my sister. |
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Well, cool! Guess I need to add this to my bucket list of things to
learn! Ginger in CA [thanks nightmist for doing these word-of-the-day posts] On Nov 29, 11:17*pm, (NightMist) wrote: Tunisian or Afghan stitch One of the simplest crochet stitches. The even weavelike stitches, and the reasonably flat surface of this type of work lends itself well to various forms of needlework embellishment. It is worked entirely on the front of the work and is achieved by simply making a length of chain stitchs, then drawing a loop through each chain which is held on the hook to the end of the row, then drawing single chain stitchs back through each individual loop. When done with warm weight yarns this creates a dense fabric with reasonable drape that has been compared to thermal blankets in warmth. When done with crochet cottons or lace weight threads, a sturdy fabric suitable for cross stitch or tapestry (needlepoint) is made. If the special long crochet hooks often used in this type of work are unavailable, the loops may be kept on a seperate bar that is of a size with the hook being used, or a series of same size hooks may be used*. *Thank you Butterfly! -- Nothing has been the same since that house fell on my sister. |
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Your welcome. I have one that has the middle embroidered with an elephant
and a lion. I don't have the 2 sides embroidered yet. Just can't decide what would look best. Butterfly (I get it out every so often and the inspiration just isn't there.) "NightMist" wrote in message ... Tunisian or Afghan stitch One of the simplest crochet stitches. The even weavelike stitches, and the reasonably flat surface of this type of work lends itself well to various forms of needlework embellishment. It is worked entirely on the front of the work and is achieved by simply making a length of chain stitchs, then drawing a loop through each chain which is held on the hook to the end of the row, then drawing single chain stitchs back through each individual loop. When done with warm weight yarns this creates a dense fabric with reasonable drape that has been compared to thermal blankets in warmth. When done with crochet cottons or lace weight threads, a sturdy fabric suitable for cross stitch or tapestry (needlepoint) is made. If the special long crochet hooks often used in this type of work are unavailable, the loops may be kept on a seperate bar that is of a size with the hook being used, or a series of same size hooks may be used*. *Thank you Butterfly! -- Nothing has been the same since that house fell on my sister. |
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My mom has done TONS of blankets with the afghan stitch.
She taught it to me as well. She usually does it with a regular weight wool or yarn and then cross stitches various designs on it to make nice patterns. The kicker is that she had a stroke about 20 yrs ago and she crochets and cross stitches it all with ONE hand! Her paralyzed hand is tensed up almost into a fist all the time, so she just shoves the crochet hook in it and does all the work with her good hand! She has also recently discovered that she can still knit this way as well. And blankets done in wool (or even polyester yarn which is what she usually uses) with the afghan stitch are SO warm! On Nov 30, 2:17*am, (NightMist) wrote: Tunisian or Afghan stitch |
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Body Canvas
A good quality suit coat is made with three layers of fabric, the one in the middle is the body canvas. The body canvas is the layer that gives the suit coat it's proper shape. Optimally the body canvas is a material that will hold a shape when ironed properly, yet have a good drape and be breathable. A cheap suit may imitate this layer by useing a coating of glue inside the outer suiting fabric, obviously this makes an uncomfortable garment. Actual body canvas may be made of a number of fabrics. Often wool, or camel hair, or various blends including these and/or horsehair and cotton are used. The prefered fabric, and of course thus the most expensive, is camel hair. -- Nothing has been the same since that house fell on my sister. |
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