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From good to poor: nylon, linen, acrylic, cotton, wool (coarse), silk, wool (fine), rayon, acetate. Absorbency-comfort of a garment can be greatly affected by the fiber's ability to regain moisture. If a fiber cannot absorb moisture, it feels clammy, and can plaster itself to your skin.Absorbent fibers have less static cling.ou may already know a lot of them just by handling them in your knitting, weaving, embroidery, or crochet. The length of a single unit of the fiber-the staple-can determine many things about the thread you will get. A short fiber is not usually a good base for thick single, whereas a long-staple can be.
1 Felting is the wool characteristic that causes your wool sweater to shrink each time you wash it in warm or hot soapy water and subject it to to rough treatment (ie the washing machine). 2  Sheep wool is very strong and durable partly due to it's felting feature. Sheep wool is highly regarded for its ability to felt and form fabrics that are near impossible to tear. 2  Felting is the wool characteristic that causes your wool sweater to shrink each time you wash it in warm or hot soapy water and subject it to to rough treatment (ie the washing machine).