Knit

v.

To make fabric by looping yarn through itself rather than interlacing it on a loom, which is what gives knits their stretch.

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Linen Fine fabric woven from flax fiber, and the closest textile cousin to woven hemp cloth. Swingle The wooden, knife-shaped tool used to scutch hemp, beating the stalks clean by hand. Fiber Any thread-like tissue that can be pulped, spun, or woven. Hemp produces both long bast fiber and short... Hackle To draw fiber through a bed of metal spikes, combing it straight, removing remaining hurd, and splitting long... Fabric Fibers turned into a sheet of textile material by weaving, knitting, or bonding. Fiber Separation Any process that pulls fiber away from the hurd, whether mechanical, steam-based, or chemical.

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