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An undesirable short, coarse wool or hair fiber. Kemp fibers are often found in [[mohair]] wool. These fibers do not accept dyes well and are very brittle. Kemp fibers are sometimes used in carpets. | An undesirable short, coarse wool or hair fiber. Kemp fibers are often found in [[mohair]] wool. These fibers do not accept dyes well and are very brittle. Kemp fibers are sometimes used in carpets. | ||
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* Walter C. McCrone, John Gustave Delly, ''The Particle Atlas'', W. McCrone Associates, Chicago, IV, 1972 | * Walter C. McCrone, John Gustave Delly, ''The Particle Atlas'', W. McCrone Associates, Chicago, IV, 1972 | ||
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Description
An undesirable short, coarse wool or hair fiber. Kemp fibers are often found in Mohair wool. These fibers do not accept dyes well and are very brittle. Kemp fibers are sometimes used in carpets.
Resources and Citations
- Walter C. McCrone, John Gustave Delly, The Particle Atlas, W. McCrone Associates, Chicago, IV, 1972
- Rosalie Rosso King, Textile Identification, Conservation, and Preservation, Noyes Publications, Park Ridge, NJ, 1985
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
- Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles, Phyllis G.Tortora, Robert S. Merkel (eds.), Fairchild Publications, New York City, 7th edition, 1996