Synthetic Fibers |
 Scanning electron micrograph
of a polyester. |
Lurex is the brand name for a type of yarn with a metallic appearance. The twine is most commonly a synthetic fibre, onto which an aluminium layer has been vaporised.
Nylon was the first commercially successful polymer and the first synthetic fiber to be made entirely from coal, water and air. It was designed to have the look and feel of silk.
Federal Trade Commission Definition for Polyester Fiber: A manufactured fiber in which the fiber forming substance is any long-chain synthetic polymer composed of at least 85% by weight of an ester of a substituted aromatic carboxylic acid, including but not restricted to substituted terephthalic units, p(-R-O-CO- C6H4-CO-O-)x and parasubstituted hydroxy-benzoate units, p(-R-O-CO-C6H4-O-)x. Think petrochemicals.
| Yarn Name (Item Number) | Fiber | Weight/WPI |
| Astra-Glow Metallic (151) | Lurex | Bulky/8 |
| Fleece (254) | Polyester | Bulky/8 |
| Sari Ribbon (171) | 90% nylon, 10% metallic | Bulky |
| Gold & Silver Elastic (181) | Lurex/Elastic | Lace |
| Wooly Nylon Reinforcement Yarn (169) | Nylon | NA |
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