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Processing Abaca Fiber somewhere in Sogod, Southern Leyte. Abaca (aka Manila Hemp) is a kind of banana specie that bear less edible fruit but the trunk being harvested for its fiber. They said that it's considered strongest of all natural fibers in the world. The fiber can be used to make teabags, ropes, currency, clothing, lens tissue, insulation for computer chips, and etc. They sell Abaca fiber for around US$1/kilo.
Gov. Bill Haslam shakes hands with members of Hardin Valley Academy's FIRST robotics team during the dedication of DOE's Carbon Fiber Technology Facility, located at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The event was held on March 26, 2013.
Inspired by past Cyber Punk MOCs, I'd always wanted to do my own... but i thought I would take it a different direction.
Using various fabric / sails and all the elf-earred hair pieces i own, i was pretty stoked with what came out.
The cables are plowed in or buried in a trench; the installation process can be very quick. The most common cables used for direct burial are steel armored outdoor fiber cables. ... Fiber optic cables can also be pulled through underground ducts, which protect the cables from harsh environment.
This black conduit is being put underground to protect the fiber optic cable now being run to the school building.
My parents are visiting from the US. I was waiting and waiting and waiting for them to arrive! Can you tell why? I also got a belated birthday gift as well as an emergency fiber resupply! ;) I will be happy for awhile at least!
1. Twisted Fiber Art Lively in Firefly, 2. Twisted Fiber Art Festive in Warlock, 3. Twisted Fiber Art Lively in Scorched, 4. Pigeonroof Studios BFL in Lazy Daisy, 5. FatCatKnits merino/tencel in Patina, 6. Twisted Fiber Art Sleek in Octarine, 7. Twisted Fiber Art Vivacious in Firefly, 8. FatCatKnits Falkland Wool in Of Royalty, 9. Twisted Fiber Art Cloudy in Ravelry, 10. Twisted Fiber Art teasers, 11. Crown Mountain Farms corriedale pencil roving in Dance of the Dervish, 12. Crown Mountain Farms corriedale pencil roving in Eire, 13. Crown Mountain Farms corriedale pencil roving in Stonehenge, 14. Crown Mountain Farms superwash merino in Layla, 15. Crown Mountain Farms superwash merino in Wild Horses, 16. Crown Mountain Farms superwash merino in San Francisco, 17. Twisted Fiber Art Cloudy in Ankh, 18. Pigeonroof Studios BFL in Artichoke, 19. Twisted Fiber Art Puffy in Agnes, 20. FatCatKnits merino/tencel in Mermaid, 21. Crown Mountain Farms superwash merino in We Are the Champions, 22. Crown Mountain Farms BFL in Silk Road, 23. Vesper Roving BFL in Frogger, 24. Politically Incorrect Merino blend in Greg
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Launch of the the Department of Energy's Clean Energy Manufacturing Initiative on March 26, 2013 and the dedication of DOE's Carbon Fiber Technology Facility, located at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
The fibers are being positioned to be spliced. On the right, the heat shrink protection tubing on an already spliced fiber is being heated. (Macchina per la giunzione della fibra ottica. Questa sofisticata apparecchiatura controlla elettronicamente la bontà della giunzione).
This is my first attempt at two dimensional needle felting fiber art. It is made from all wool roving. All of the Cala Lilies are made from Merino wool. I have also added some Angelina fibers to the Lilac buds.
I really enjoyed this process which is a departure from my usual 3-D needle felting projects. Although this took me quite a bit longer than I had anticipated..two weeks off and on! I have so much respect for those who create this type of felting on a regular basis. Much more difficult than it seemed!
Years ago I bought one of those stupid Fiber Optics UFO's to put on a night stand... My wife hates it... :-) So it (not me, luckily) got condemned into the closet.
We are in the process of moving and yesterday I cleaned out that closet and found it again. My wife urged me to through it out and I agreed (the thing is terribly ugly after all); but before that I wanted to take some pictures and I'm actually quite happy with how they turned out. Let me know what you think.
Oh by the way, she likes the pictures.......... :-)
Fiber optics
Each fiber itself is 120 microns in diameter. In comparison to a human hair which is around 100 microns in diameter.
12 fibers in one bundle,
4 bundles in one cable.
Abaca fiber - a strong fiber obtained from the leafstalk of a banana (Musa textilis) native to the Philippines —called also Manila hemp.
San Teodoro, Oriental Mindoro
This month's fiber subscription was about solar dyeing, but since i have no deck to put jars on, I simply microwaved it. I used my own powdered dyes, not the ones provided, and I really like it. It's just so easy to dye this way and I love the variegated colouring. Pic of the dried fiber to come soon!