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I'd make a guess that synthetic fibres - Rayon (1905), then Nylon, Polyester and Acrylics (1940's) offered some of the same properties and where vastly cheaper

I'd make a guess that synthetic fibres - Rayon (1905), then Nylon, Polyester and Acrylics (1940's) offered some of the same properties and where vastly cheaper and more practical

qbrass 3y ago
Synthetic fibers are also lighter and don't make you itch.
- musicale 3y ago
  Rayon is semi-synthetic, being made of cellulose. The good and bad news is that it can apparently be eaten by silverfish.