a :
a sweet crystallizable material that consists wholly or essentially of
sucrose, is colorless or white when pure tending to brown when less
refined, is obtained commercially from sugarcane
or sugar beet and less extensively from sorghum, maples, and palms, and
is important as a source of dietary carbohydrate and as a sweetener and
preservative of other foods
b :
any of various water-soluble compounds that vary widely in sweetness,
include the monosaccharides and oligosaccharides, and typically are
optically active
merriam-webster.comWhile on vacation last summer I ducked (alright, I dragged my mother, sisters and daughter) into a yarn shop. As I perused the yarn I was drawn to a particular skein's color variation, reading the label I found that the fiber was made from 100% sugar cane. I had always just associated sugar with something I shouldn't eat too much of, or what my Southern branch of the family used to create "Sweet Tea". Once I started researching sugar cane I found a multitude of creations and uses for this plant [sugarcane.org]. One of my favorite creations being yarn.
image courtesy of mentalfloss.com
'When the fluid used to make edible sugar is extracted from sugar cane, there is fibrous plant material left over, called the bagasse. In a process referred to as the viscose process, the bagasse is shredded, broken down, and shot (while in liquid form) at high pressure through small holes. The long strand of fiber is then solidified and spun into yarn, and dyed to add color.'
Left and upper middle : Ruca color # 7 Print O'The Wave Stole by Eunny Jang
Middle: Ruca # 7
Bottom middle and right: Ruca #1 Gail (aka Nightsongs) by MaweLucky/Jane Araujo
Your work is beautiful Karly!
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Thank you Lori!!!!!
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