Just for Fun

[Schneiderfrei]

Here are a few unusual Fibre production styles:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9F-u4T7leQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fv1qq6ypiTk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITzYSYi_rGE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MImKxT7Ohzo

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[Schneiderfrei]

Another:

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210316-the-legendary-fabric-that-no-one-knows-how-to-make

[Gerry]

Interesting, though silk is pretty disgusting when you think about it. 

You may be interested in this compilation of docs (if you haven't seen it already). Some prominent UK mills. Some of the Harris Tweed makers are in the 'endangered' category:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMwg_WemH5w

[Schneiderfrei]

Excellent Gerry.

[Gerry]

And this is where a fair proportion of that cloth ends up (the mp4s can be downloaded as a zip by right clicking the relevant download link):

https://archive.org/details/BBCSavileRowDocumentaryPart1LoveThyNeighbour

[spookietoo]

How weird, Scneiderfrei - I just found those silk videos last night myself as I pulled a piece of silk off of a clearance table for $9/yD. Brought it home a did the burn test, wrinkle test. Etc
It might have some rayon in it, but it doesn't hold a wrinkle well, they drop out more like a Matka.

Perfectly certain it isn't the Cotton/polyester/olefin listed on the bolt.

Either way. Nice summer jacket for me. I love to wear silk matka in summer. Cool, wrinkles fall out easily, too bad it isn't a bit more durable.