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NATURAL FABRICS are created from fibers of
animals coats, silkworm cocoons, and plants' seeds, leaves, and stems. Click on the
natural fiber below for information on each fiber and their weaves.
Wool - Fibers from animal coats: Sheep, goats,
rabbits, alpacas, llama...
Cotton - Fibers from the cotton plants seed pod
Silk - Fibers from the cocoon
of the silkworm
Linen - Linen is from
flax, a bast fiber taken from the stalk of the plant
Hemp, Ramie, and Jute - All of these are similar to linen
but the plants are processed slightly differently.
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