Noil
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Noil is the short fiber left over from combing wool or spinning silk and used as a decorative additive for many spinning projects, like rovings and yarns.[1][2] Silk noil is also called "raw silk", although that is a misnomer. As noil is a relatively short fiber, fabric made from noil is weaker and considered less valuable.
The plural noils is also used, and means the same as noil.
References
- ↑ Indiana Alpaca Fiber Encyclopedia. Collected 20 Jul 2010
- ↑ Encyclopædia Britannica Volume XXV, 1911 Edition, pp 107. Google Books. Collected 20 Jul 2010
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