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Feb 05, 2010
100% Soy Silk (Soybean) and Blends
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• Soybean fiber is one of the vegetable fibers from the category of Bast Fiber or Skin Fiber: Fibers are collected from the skin or bast surrounding the stem of their respective plant. Skin fibers have higher tensile strength than other fibers, and is used for durable yarns and fabrics. Except soybean fiber, these are flax, hemp, okra, nettle, rattan, banana fiber, and other plant fibers.
• Soybean fiber was invented by Henry Ford in 1937, and was termed as " Soy Wool". Soybean until 1960 was being manufactured in Poland. These fiber was reinvented in 1998 and was promoted in 2000.
• The advantages and wearing values of the soybean fiber: Firstly, it has cashmere-like handle - it is naturally soft, smooth, and lustrous. Then, it has good draping properties, excellent moisture absorption, and natural permanent bacteria resistance. Also, plant protein can be absorbed by the human body more easily and without any side effect. While contacting the skin, amino acid in soybean protein fiber actives skin protein and coruscates the energy of skin. Therefore garments made of soy silk is very comfortable to wear and feel like a second skin.
• Soybean fiber can be successfully blend with the other animal or plant fibers. For example, soy silk and cashmere blend is not only enhances the hand as well as lowers the manufacturing cost of cashmere products, but also gives superior luster and comfort, as well as anti-pilling and drape properties. Blend of soy silk and wool accumulates the lustrous, soft hand and strength of soybean fiber, and the elasticity and heat-retaining properties of wool. Soybean-cotton enhances the moisture-permeability, quick-dry and drape properties of cotton. To obtain more information about vegetable fibers, please reffer to Wikipedia.org
Questions? Ask experts: Euroflax.com, and Swicofil.com
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SOY SILK RIBBON by MakaluFIBRE: 100% Soy Silk YARN WEIGHT: Aran TENSION: 4" = 20 sts / 28 rows NEEDLES: 4.25 - 5 mm (US No.6-8) LENGTH: approx. 172 m / 186 yards HANK WEIGHT: 100g * hand wash | made in China 
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