Tickeling Your Knowledgebone - Rayon

Rayon or viscose comes in many different weaves and knits and it can be soft, it can be stretchy, it can be flimsy. Carrie is wearing a dress and a scarf both made from viscose.

The uses for rayon are many - clothing, home furnishings, and industrial. For clothes it has the wonderful qualities of feeling great and falling beautifully.

It is a so-called regenerated fabric, which is made from cellulose extracted from tree pulp. So while it is primarily a man-made fiber, rayon, at its core, really is quite natural.