Fiber Type by Name

Actual Label Name

Alpaca*

Alpaca, natural ivory

Alpaca, charcoal*

Alpaca, natural charcoal

Angora goat*

Angora goat wool

Angora rabbit*

Angora rabbit, natural colors

Angora, white rabbit*

White Angora rabbit wool

Angora rabbit/Sheep*

Angora rabbit 50%, Shetland sheep wool 50%7

Asbestos*

Asbestos, DO NOT OPEN (not included in all kits)

Bombyx mori cocoons*

Bombyx mori silk cocoons

Bombyx mori, reeled*

Bombyx mori silk, reeled

Bombyx mori/Sheep*

B. mori silk and Merino sheep wool sliver

Camel down*

Camel down

Camel/Silk*

Camel down blended with Tussah silk

Cotton

100% cotton rug filler

Cotton

100% cotton rug warp

Cotton boll

Cotton boll

Cotton, brown*

Cotton, natural brown

Cotton, green*

Cotton sliver

Felt

Felt from sheep wool; hand made, natural color/TD>

Flax, bleached

Flax sliver, bleached, from France

Flax, combed

Flax combed, dew retted, from France

Flax, line

Flax, line fiber

Flax tow

Flax tow, natural color

Hemp fiber*

Hemp fiber

Jacob/Llama*

Jacob sheep and Llama wool carded together in a sliver

Kenaf bast

Kenaf bast

Kenaf core

Kenaf core

Llama wool

Llama wool, various natural colors

Manila rope

Manila rope, from Abaca fiber

Merino/Rayon*

Merino sheep and Rayon sliver

Mohair goat

Mohair goat, natural white sliver from England

Ramie sliver

Ramie sliver from China

Rayon fiber

Rayon fiber

Sheep wool, black

Sheep wool, natural black roving

Sheep wool, fine

Sheep wool, very fine, natural color

Sheep wool, grey

Natural grey sheep wool with much darker fibers

Sheep wool, grease

Grease wool, unscoured sheep wool

Sheep wool, scoured

Scoured sheep wool, various colors

Silk bell*

Silk bell (cap) from Japan

Silk blending fiber

Silk blending fiber, multi-colored, from Japan

Silk Mongolia

Silk from the oak leaf feeding silkworm of Mongolia

Silk noils

Silk noils, a silk blending fiber

Silk, thrown

Raw silk, thrown

Silk, Tussah*

Tussah silk from India

Silk, wild*

Wild silk, two colors from India

Sisal

Sisal coffee shipping bag material

Tussah/Rayon*

Tussah silk and Rayon sliver

Yak down*

Yak down

Cotton, 100%

Bandana print

Cotton bandanna print

Broadcloth

Cotton broadcloth

Canvas

Cotton canvas

Chambray

Cotton chambray

Cheesecloth

Cotton Cheesecloth

Chintz

Cotton chintz

Corduroy

Cotton corduroy

Denim

Cotton denim

Denim, natural

Cotton denim, natural color

Flannel

Cotton flannel

Gauze

Cotton gauze

Huck

Cotton huck cloth

Interlock weave

Cotton interlock weave

Organdy

Cotton organdy

Pima Poplin

Pima cotton poplin

Polished

Polished cotton

Sacking

Cotton sacking material

Suede

Cotton suede cloth

Terry

Cotton terry cloth

Ticking

Cotton ticking

Velveteen

Cotton velveteen

Hemp cloth*

Hemp cloth

Jute

Burlap, made from jute

Linen

Artists linen canvas from Poland

Rayon, 100%

Acetate

Rayon Acetate

Challis

Rayon Challis

Silk, 100%

Jacquard*

Silk Jacquard

Raw*

Raw silk

Wool, 100%

Worsted wool

Worsted sheep wool

Worsted crepe

Worsted sheep wool crepe

Worsted suiting

Worsted sheep wool suiting