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[–] [email protected] 58 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)
[–] [email protected] 38 points 2 years ago (2 children)

You can tell polyester is the artificial one

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Daymn straight!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Rayon is striated vertically but consistent along its length like other artificial fibers

[–] [email protected] 37 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Alpaca superiority on display. Thick but also fineeeee.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

So warm and also cool. Fucking love it, favorite souvenir I have from Peru.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Cotton would be a fucking epic pasta shape.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago

Kinda looks like casarecce already

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

there are like 50 commonly available pasta shapes. closest one I could find quickly is fileja

[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 years ago (1 children)

While a neat picture, as I understand it the itchiness of wool mostly has to do with how long the fibers are. With short fibers there are lots of fiber ends poking out of the fabric everywhere. Alpaca or merino wool has much longer fibers, avoiding this issue.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

Pretty sure you're right. The scale on wool actually gives it some of its desirable properties I believe, like being able to cling to itself for easy splicing and felting.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Pictured below: the wool they used in the green wool army blankets [enlarged 250x]

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago

So scratchy. When I lived in the barracks I used shirt-stays to keep that blanket nice and tight for any inspection. I kept a cotton comforter in my wall-closet and would toss it over the made rack and just sleep on that with a second blanket over me. In the morning both would go back into the locked closet and I'd still have a perfectly made rack after some slight straightening.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

That looks more tan than green

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Oh, sorry. Disclaimer: Color may not be to scale.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Looks itchy

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Never thought I wanted to bang a piece of fiber until this pic.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

Merino where?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Clothes are all of a sudden disgusting to me. Artificials are now much more desirable.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

Except they shed micro plastics everywhere including the water supply.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Don't worry, skin up close is much worse

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

You don't have to remind me how disgusting we are.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Here's the original image.