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spinning" but most people equate spinning with spun yarn production. the most commonly spun animal fiber is wool harvested from sheep . for hand knitting and hobby knitting, wool and acrylic yarns are frequently used. other animal fibers used include alpaca , angora , mohair , llama , cashmere , and silk
because they can shrink, felt , stain, shed, fade, stretch, wrinkle, or be eaten by moths more readily, unless special treatments such as mercerization or superwashing are performed to strengthen, fix color, or otherwise enhance the fiber's own properties. some types of protein yarns (i.e., hair, silk...
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