Fiber & Fabric Basics : Textiles 101 for Retro Style Shopping & Sewing

I wanted to give you all a basic rundown of fiber and fabric knowledge, the basics of natural and synthetic fibers, the difference between woven and knit fabrics, and my thoughts on rayon! I hope this is helpful for some of you who don't know very much about textiles, personally I find textiles fascinating :) How It's Made : Cotton fiber, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHgNoSYlhYs How Linen is made : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZrZZefkohE How silk is made : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77ktNSPFbwQ How Rayon is made: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcxcPVX5ejY Jacquard Looms : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQzpLLhN0fY Montgomery Wards Catalog Scans: https://www.pinterest.com/bmesposito/1943-montgomery-ward-spring-summer-1943-catalog/ https://www.pinterest.com/bmesposito/19471948-montgomery-wards-fall-winter-catalog/ https://www.pinterest.com/bmesposito/1950-montgomery-ward-springsummer-1950/ Photo Credits: Wool fiber under microscope, scales : https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:CSIRO_ScienceImage_7129_Lincoln_sheep_wool_fibre.jpg fig. 1 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:CottonPlant.JPG fig. 2 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Streckband.jpeg fig. 3 http://www.microlabgallery.com/gallery/Cotton1Ac.aspx fig. 4 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Linum_usitatissimum_-_K%C3%B6hler%E2%80%93s_Medizinal-Pflanzen-088.jpg fig. 5 http://www.microlabgallery.com/gallery/Flax3Ac.aspx fig. 6 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Khotan-fabrica-seda