2. Creating Fabric
We have become so far detached from our clothing as consumerism has taken over; but at one point in time if you wanted new clothes you not only had to make them—you had to make the fabric before anything! Weaving, spinning, and plying are all techniques that had to be mastered if the fabric was to be durable and reusable. Before the industrial methods took over and companies started mass producing fabric there were two types of fibers used to create fabric by hand: animal and vegetable. Animal fibers include wool and silk, vegetable fibers include cotton and linen, and man-made fibers include polyester and nylon, which are now more popular than ever.