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[-] adj16@lemmy.world 57 points 1 year ago
[-] FlyLikeAMouse@feddit.uk 12 points 1 year ago
[-] ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)
[-] TheManIsInsane@lemmy.world 35 points 1 year ago

Alpaca superiority on display. Thick but also fineeeee.

[-] Currens_felis@lemmy.ml 35 points 1 year ago

You can tell polyester is the artificial one

[-] fp3993@lemm.ee 15 points 1 year ago
[-] JesusTheCarpenter@feddit.uk 3 points 1 year ago

Daymn straight!

[-] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

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

[-] dill@lemmy.one 26 points 1 year ago

Cotton would be a fucking epic pasta shape.

[-] FierroGamer@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago

Kinda looks like casarecce already

[-] TonyTonyChopper@mander.xyz 3 points 1 year ago

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

[-] Doxin@yiffit.net 21 points 1 year ago

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.

[-] Erk@cdda.social 5 points 1 year 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.

[-] teft@startrek.website 19 points 1 year ago

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

[-] Stoney_Logica1@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year 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.

[-] Selmafudd@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

That looks more tan than green

[-] teft@startrek.website 4 points 1 year ago

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

[-] altima_neo@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 year ago

Looks itchy

[-] Gingerlegs@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

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

[-] PsychedSy@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

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

[-] BlackLodgeCooper@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

Except they shed micro plastics everywhere including the water supply.

[-] SwallowsDick@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Don't worry, skin up close is much worse

[-] PsychedSy@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

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

[-] gondezee@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Merino where?

[-] SoyTDI@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Here's the original image.

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