Explore five important tools used with rare types of yarns in this medium-difficulty crossword puzzle designed for elementary students interested in crafts and textiles.
Esoteric Fibers and Ancient Yarns is a hard crossword puzzle with 15 clues covering . Play it online for free below, or create your own crossword with our free crossword maker.
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Esoteric Fibers and Ancient Yarns
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- 1. Tiny bits of fiber pieces causing texture in fancy novelty yarns
- 3. A Spanish operetta, hinting at a yarn with dramatic texture
- 5. Brand name for lyocell fiber, a sustainable regenerated yarn
- 7. Condition term hinting at scarce fibers from hair loss regions
- 8. Luxurious underwool from muskox, softer than cashmere
- 10. Unspun wool fibers compacted into large bundles for transport
- 14. Japanese free-form weaving style yielding unique handspun-like yarns
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- 2. Genus name of the silk moth producing a prized wild silk
- 4. Family of animals providing rare fibers like vicuña and guanaco
- 6. Rare Indian fine wool from a region noted for camelids
- 9. Velvety yarn named after the French word for caterpillar
- 11. Plant origin for rare bast fibers sometimes used in weaving
- 12. Variant spelling of a rare Kashmir goat down fiber
- 13. Past participle—treated with silk—rare blending technique
- 15. Ancient bast fiber often mistaken for flax or hemp
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