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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.
Wool fiber is the natural hair grown on sheep and is composed of protein substance called as keratin. Wool is composed of carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen and this is the only animal fiber, which contains sulfur in addition. By fleece. 2  These fibers are strong, fine and elastic fiber which is relatively short, ranging from 1 to 5 inches (25 â 125 mm). 3  Among the different wool fibers, merino wool has the greatest amount of crimp and has maximum number of scales.