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Textile Sciences

Newest Articles in the Textile Sciences category:

Leatherworking
by Julia Nolan
Materials used for sewing leather, including heavy weight upper thread, leather working needles, and medium weight textured leather. Working with leather is quite easy to do, once you have an idea as to how leather differs from standard cloth. ... Read more...
A Wool Primer - Step-by-Step from Animal to Fabric
by Lauren Keyser
“When you consider the buttery softness of flannel… the smooth gloss of broadcloth… the rich depth of velour… it is difficult to imagine that all these textures and hundreds more could come from one fiber –Wool.” I’m in Textiles class... Read more...

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All Textile Sciences Articles:

Leatherworking
A Wool Primer - Step-by-Step from Animal to Fabric
Fabric Dyeing and Painting
Chemical Imbedded Fabrics
 


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