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The angora & cashmere varieties of this natural fiber come from goats not sheep

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Tennis balls are covered by this material made from wet woolen fibers

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The most valuable variety of this fiber used to make linen is raised in belgium

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It's the short loose fibers that form the fuzz found in a dryer's trap

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Used to make tutus this netting fabric begins with one tu

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The harris type of this fabric was originally dyed with natural substances like lichen & heather

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Sailcloth canvas rope & twine are made from this fiber plant grown in warm regions

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The ftc defines this in part as a manufactured fiber composed of regenerated cellulose

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It's the yarn that runs in the vertical or lengthwise direction of a woven fabric

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Sometimes called hessian cloth this coarse heavy fabric is woven from the fibers of jute or hemp

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Worsted is a fabric made from this fiber

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This fiber is retted a form of rotting before it is used to produce linen

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Some believe this coarse fabric was named when a london merchant misread the word tweel

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Term for mechanically taking the seeds out of a boll of cotton

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If this fabric has a pile more than 1/8-inch high it's called plush

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High quality bedsheets are made of this tightly woven cotton

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The narrow-wale type of this fabric is also called pinwale

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This closely-woven white cotton cloth is named for the city of mosul iraq where it was first made

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Though named for a middle eastern capital this lustrous textile originated in china

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The name of this fabric comes from pope; it was first made in the papal town of avignon

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The name of this fabric used to make sheets comes from the persian word pargalah

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This fabric is named for the french town of cambrai where it was created

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This smooth stiff cloth derives its name from the persian word taftah meaning it's woven

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A city in scotland gave its name to this fabric & print featuring curved & swirled designs

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This dust-brown cloth has often been used for military uniforms

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Dungaree is a coarse usually blue type of this cloth

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Silkworms feed on the leaves of this bush--if they don't mind the monkey chasing the weasel

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Derived from the stems of plants bast fibers include jute ramie & this linen producer

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The ancient egyptians wrapped their mummies with this cloth made from flax

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A tjanting is the tool used to apply wax to fabric in this process associated with indonesia

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This fine net fabric used for wedding veils & tutus has hexagonal holes

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The best cashmere is obtained from these animals by combing not by shearing

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This lightweight cotton fabric originated in the indian seaport of calicut

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Dungaree is a sturdy type of this cotton cloth used to make dungarees

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The word textile comes from the latin texere meaning to do this

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