I was checking out some fabrics with my microscope and found it really fascinating, more than I expected. The shape of the fibers and the way they are woven together varied greatly between fabric types and helped me understand why different fabrics behave they way they do. I took some photos and paired each one with a photo of the fabric and a brief description.
warm, fluffy fleece has even, thickly packed fibers |
Shiny, thick brocade has tightly woven flat fibers |
cotton organza has a very stiff, structured feel and is very breathable. |
silk organza is also stiff and airy |
Black and white print cotton, soft feeling and has a fuzzy-looking fiber. |
cotton jersey, soft and stretchy, loosely woven soft, dense fibers |
velveteen is just a mess of soft furry fibers |
satin is made of tightly woven smooth fibers |
chiffon is light and breezy and the fibers are thin and flexible |
shiny smooth silk has tightly woven, perfectly even and smooth fibers |
this is a thicker, rougher silk, and the fibers are thicker and more uneven. |
silk dupioni is usually made of two colors of silk fiber. Most of it is evenly woven, except for the slubs which are patches of thicker fibers. |
This iridescent green silk flashes red because it's woven with red fibers |
shantung is a little more evenly woven |
the fibers of this silk mesh look like wires, thin and translucent |
knit fabrics are loosely woven so they can stretch |
linen fibers are softly twisted |
Tulle is actually composed of very thin smooth plastic fibers |
shiny slip fabric is made from softly twisted fibers |
Fusible interfacing (which fuses to fabric with heat activated glue) has thin fibers that can melt when heated |
stitch witchery is similar and also composed of thin, easily melted fibers |
nylon lace is formed of knotted fibers |
Thread is made of many tightly twisted thin fibers |
Aprox size of area in photo? and X mag? :)
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