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Nylon
Nylon is a family of synthetic polymers called polyamides, commonly formed into fibres, films, and moulded components. Wallace Carothers and his team at DuPont developed the first commercially successful nylon, which was introduced in 1938 and used for toothbrush bristles before becoming closely associated with stockings and wartime parachutes. Nylon textiles are valued for strength, elasticity, a...
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Vicuña
Vicuña fiber comes from the fleece of Vicugna vicugna, a South American camelid native to the Andes. Exceptionally fine fibers give the resulting textile a soft feel and useful warmth at low weight. Its rarity and limited availability place it among the most expensive natural clothing fibers, with use concentrated in luxury apparel rather than ordinary everyday fabrics.
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