swap_horiz Modacrylic Alternatives

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Vicuña

Vicuña fiber comes from the fleece of Vicugna vicugna, a South American camelid native to the Andes. Exceptionally fine...

Natural Apparel Wool Ultra Luxury

9.20 Excellent

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Qiviut

Qiviut is a luxurious textile derived from the underwool of Arctic muskoxen. This exceptionally fine fiber, renowned for...

Natural Luxury Rare Wool

9.20 Excellent

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Dhaka Muslin

Dhaka Muslin is a traditionally woven luxury textile originating from Dhaka, Bengal. Historically renowned for its excep...

Luxury Heritage Woven Bangladeshi

9.20 Excellent

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Merino Wool

Taken from the fleece of Merino sheep, merino wool is a natural textile known for its fine fibers and soft feel. The bre...

Natural Performance Fine Wool

9.18 Excellent

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Cashmere

The fine undercoat of cashmere goats provides cashmere, a natural textile associated with soft, lightweight apparel. Chi...

Natural Luxury Apparel Wool

9.12 Excellent

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Dyneema

Originally developed by DSM, Dyneema is a branded fiber made from ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene, or UHMWPE. I...

Performance Technical Dsm Uhmwpe

9.12 Excellent

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Kevlar

Developed by DuPont, Kevlar is a synthetic para-aramid fiber used where high strength relative to weight and resistance...

Performance Protective Ballistic Aramid

9.06 Excellent

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Pashmina

Pashmina refers to fine cashmere fiber traditionally obtained from goats raised in the high-altitude regions of the Hima...

Luxury Traditional Woven Cashmere

9.01 Excellent

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Dyneema Composite Fabric

Formerly known as Cuben Fiber, Dyneema Composite Fabric is a nonwoven laminate containing ultra-high-molecular-weight po...

Performance Technical Ultralight Dsm

8.86 Great

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Gore-Tex

Developed by W. L. Gore & Associates, Gore-Tex covers waterproof and breathable materials used in outdoor clothing, foot...

Performance Ptfe Gore Waterproof Breathable

8.82 Great

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Spandex (Elastane)

Spandex, commonly called elastane outside North America, is a synthetic fiber composed primarily of segmented polyuretha...

Activewear Synthetic Stretch Petroleum Based

8.64 Great

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Nomex

Nomex is a heat-resistant meta-aramid fiber developed by DuPont and introduced commercially in the 1960s. Unlike many th...

Performance Protective Aramid Dupont

8.62 Great

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Nylon

Nylon is a family of synthetic polymers called polyamides, commonly formed into fibres, films, and moulded components. W...

Strong Synthetic Apparel Polyamide

7.82 Good

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Microfiber

Microfiber is a textile made from extremely fine synthetic filaments, conventionally defined as fibers measuring less th...

Soft Synthetic Cleaning Polyester

7.51 Good

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Neoprene Fabric

Neoprene fabric combines polychloroprene synthetic rubber, often in a foamed sheet, with a knitted textile laminated to...

Activewear Synthetic Stretch Foam Rubber

7.08 Good

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Mesh

Mesh is a textile structure characterized by regularly distributed openings between yarns, fibers, wires, or strands. It...

Breathable Activewear Synthetic Knit Woven

7.04 Good

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Microsuede

Microsuede is a synthetic microfiber textile designed to resemble the soft, napped surface of natural suede. It is commo...

Synthetic Polyester Microfiber Upholstery

7.03 Good

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Faux Fur

Faux fur is a pile textile made from manufactured fibers to imitate the appearance and texture of animal fur. Modern ver...

Acrylic Synthetic Apparel Pile

6.76 Fair

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Zylon (PBO Fiber)

Zylon is the trade name for polybenzoxazole, or PBO, fiber developed and manufactured by Toyobo in Japan. The organic fi...

High Performance Performance Protective Flame Resistant

6.48 Fair

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Acrylic Fiber

Acrylic fiber is a synthetic textile fiber made from polymers based primarily on acrylonitrile. It is light, warm and re...

Synthetic Apparel Knit Petroleum Based

5.86 Mediocre