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- Wool
can store water vapour and remain dry to the touch.
The outer cuticle of the sheeps wool give it this
ability.
- Wool
is naturally water resistant.
- It is
fire resistant. A treatment made entirely of wool
is difficult to ignite and burn and it has difficulty
sustaining a flame.
- Wool
has the ability to retain it's own moisture prevents
static electricity in the fabric, which also helps
to resist dust and air.
- It is
dirt resistant. The nature of it prevents dirt from
penetrating the wool fiber.
- Wool
is also noise reisistant. It will absorb sound and
reduce the noise levels which makes it ideal for your
home theater.
- Sheep
farming is man's oldest organized industry. Man realized
that by keeping flocks of sheep he would no longer
have to hunt wild animals for food and clothing.
- The discovery
that the wool
could be clipped off live sheep was the beginning
of the wool industry.
- The name
Babylonia means land
of wool. Woollen fabrics were woven
in Babylonia 4000 years B.C.
- South
Africa and Australia produce 80% of the world's wool.
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Treatments
made from silk cannot be compared when it comes to beauty.
When choosing silk for your window treatment, it's important
to keep the following in mind:
- Sunlight
will bleach and break down the fibers of ALL silk fabrics.
- Silk
hanging in a window with any amount of direct sunlight should
be lined with blackout lining.
- When
making any silk panels, consider putting a contrasting band
of another fabric on the edge. This will protect the side
hem from bleaching and disintegrating over time.
- Silk
by itself is very thin. Interlining is often recommended
in silk treatments to give the silk body, luxury and weight.
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This
is an industry term for customer's own material.
Sometimes customers have already located the perfect fabric
for their treatment or have bought discontinued fabric on
sale. Many custom fabricators either will not work with C.O.M.
or charge extra to use it.
The
Silken Scissor is happy to work with
your C.O.M. or discontinued fabric at
NO EXTRA CHARGE!
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