Got an awesome skirt at the thrift the other day for $0.49. The label says it's cotton and tencel, which I've never heard of. Is it a natural fabric?
Thanks!
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The skirt is really soft, like a thin brushed denim.... The brand is Democracy with a bunch of trees on the label, so I had a feeling it might be natural.
With lots of chemicals. Tencel is part of the rayon family. Usually thicker than rayon. It is made from wood pulp, but I don't consider it a "natural" fabric. More natural than poly, but it isn't something you could grow, harvest, and process yourself, unlike cotton, wool, linen, flax, and hemp.
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Allison
mama to Ara, Simone, and Zarin
Rayon fibres are natural but manmade. They take the wood pulp and dissolve it in a solvent to be a kind of goo. Then they extrude the goo through tiny holes to make the fibre then wash the solvent out of the fibre. They aren't as strong as many other natural fibres, especially when wet, but are very absorbant and breathable so are good choices for summer.
I wish I'd paid more attention during textile science, I'd love to take the course again now that I'm actually interested in textiles!
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