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Textile fibers magnified - photo
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The cotton is surprising.
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You learn something new every day!
My entire life which spans 54 years I thought linen was cloth made from cotton, thanks to this photo I have now learnt that I was ill informed and linen is produced from the flax plant also known as linseed which is where we also get linseed oil.
This is something I now know, which I can add to my back catalogue of useful information to bore friends and family with.
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Having worn all those but cashmere (which is best encountered differently!), you appreciate natural fibers each have distinct and useful qualities.
Humans, over eons, learned these trial-and-error, and used accordingly, to expand from mere hides.
One advantage from age, the ever-increasing volume of such knowledge, and finding those interested!
Like HMT.net, for one.