Viscose

 Viscose (from the Latin viscum - «glue") - man-made fiber from wood pulp. Viscose web may be glossy or matte surface depending on the thickness and the initial filament crimps. This is one of the first synthetic fibers. The process of viscose production was developed in the late XIX century in England, and in our country, it began to be made in 1927. Viscose fabrics are visually similar to silk, cotton or wool. They are less durable than cotton, especially in the wet, so caution is required when washing. The advantages of viscose are hygroscopic, air permeability, low cost. Viscose easily colored, does not accumulate static electricity. But it also has disadvantages: strongly wrinkled, shrinks, crumbles on the cut. Light industry viscose used in conjunction with other fibers.