Fiber Facts

The regular blog column "Fiber Facts" presents the scientific side of fiber. Most of these are written by our science specialist, Jordynn. If you have a topic you would like her to research and write about, send us an email.

Here's a list of previous columns, arranged in alphabetical order by topic.

• Corn (How it is made into yarn)
• Felting (How does it happen?).
• Knots (Why yarn tangles).
• Lanital (Milk Fiber).
• Mercerized Cotton (What is this process?)
• Silk (How it's made).
• Viscose (What is it?)
• Whalebone Swifts (What are they?)