What are your favorite fabrics? (Inspired by the Romeo & Juliette movie/Olivia H)

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I was was thinking how gorgeous that red & gold gown was! Suddenly I thot ...fabrics! 😄
So fabrics, w a few interesting facts tossed in. 👍

When I was a teen my mom got a year, or two of Frabic of the Month club. I kept a couple of the samplers which were so fun. I still have at least 1. About ? 15 - 20 1 1/2" squares on a sheet.

Well, who doesn't love silk! Regular, or raw. Soooo gorgeous, feels so good. And oh, the color dyes it can take!

There someone on FB who shows their woven silk fabrics, and omg they are sooo incredible! I love their various color combinations.

Some day I'm going get some silk varn again! Once had some small skeins of silk yarn: the color combos! I made bracelets.
Raw silk is less processed, uses shorter fibers, and broken cocoon resulting in a nubbier fabric.

I remember wearing Velveteen; which I think is made w cotton. It's pretty good, but nothing really compares to velvet silk.
I gad a pair of purple velveteen pants. Not too long later, I got a velveteen vest. It was very close to the same color, so it made a nice outfit.

Top level cotton feels extra nice.

Luckily I can wear wool. Course I'd want the high quality, soft ones - like Merino if it was a top, and not a sweater. My friend gave me a lovely, from Ireland, new wool, beautifully knitted dark green sweater (not so soft, but ok, cause wearing over tops). So warm!
She gave it to me bc she, unfortunately is allergic to wool. It was a gift to her, and she didn't want to just keep it in a draw, but would have felt bad giving it back to the nice couple who gave it to her.

I haven't worn rayon in decades! So I don't remember how it feels. Just looked it up: soft, and breathable. Strong, but water weakens it, like silk. Very carefully washed, preferably by hand.

I've hardly even worn linen. It was a long time ago.
Fun linen fact. Our money/greenbacks are made from a combination of cotton & linen bc of It's durability!

Once, temping at a ?Bond company I handled some (very expensive, maybe 1 Million dollars, or more each!) bonds. They were a stiffish paper (the linen factor) with the kind of scrolling, and fancy designs seen on our paper money. Only instead of green, and white; they were blue, and white!

I wear polyester, but prefer natural fabrics if I can get/afford, depending. Plush polyester is kind of fun, though.

Never worn alpaca, cashmere, or angora.

I think that covers all the natural fibers/fabrics, and most of the synthetic ones.

Let's have some fun! 🧵 🪡 🧶 Please share.