{"id":339,"date":"2016-11-12T21:23:00","date_gmt":"2016-11-12T21:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/2016\/11\/12\/aralac\/"},"modified":"2016-11-12T21:23:00","modified_gmt":"2016-11-12T21:23:00","slug":"aralac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/2016\/11\/aralac.html","title":{"rendered":"ARALAC"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<div>\nA is for\u2026ARALAC<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\nI decided to do an occasional series of textile themes in<br \/>\nalphabetical order.&nbsp; Taking inspiration<br \/>\nfrom one of my favorite mystery writers, Sue Grafton, who uses the alphabet to<br \/>\ntitle her books ( \u201cA is for Alibi\u201d etc.)<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\nI have already written several \u201cAs\u201d:&nbsp;&nbsp; Armor<\/div>\n<div>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Aloha<br \/>\nshirts<\/div>\n<div>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\nArpilleras<\/div>\n<div>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\nAntimacassars<\/div>\n<div>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Arsenic<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\nThere are many textile As: acrylic, acetate, alpaca, angora<br \/>\nand others.&nbsp; But, ARALAC?<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\nThe story of this textile fiber is innovative and<br \/>\nimaginative.&nbsp;&nbsp; Remember the alchemists<br \/>\nwho tried to combine various compounds to produce gold, well, chemists<br \/>\nthroughout history have tried to manipulate certain elements to produce new<br \/>\ninnovations.<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\nTextile fibers, wool and silk, have always been considered<br \/>\nhigh end (and expensive) .&nbsp; For many<br \/>\nyears there was a search for&nbsp; fibers<br \/>\nthat could be created from common&nbsp;<br \/>\ningredients, much in the way rayon and acetate were created from<br \/>\ncellulose that was chemically manipulated.&nbsp;<br \/>\nThis became especially important during the years between World Wars I<br \/>\nand II.&nbsp; Cloth produced from natural<br \/>\nfibers was in great demand.&nbsp; Cotton for<br \/>\nbedding and military uniforms, silk for parachutes, wool for uniforms\u2026..all<br \/>\nwere in&nbsp; short supply.&nbsp; Therefore the requirement for new fibers<br \/>\nbecame paramount.<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\nWork was being conducted on a class of fibers termed<br \/>\nAzion.&nbsp; Fibers in this class are made<br \/>\nfrom regenerated proteins such as milk, soybeans, peanuts and corn. According<br \/>\nto archives at the National Museum of American History, credit is given to H.<br \/>\nIrving Crane&nbsp; and a group of chemists<br \/>\nworking at the Atlantic Research Associates, Inc. which specialized in the<br \/>\ndevelopment of products from the milk protein, casein ( ARA was a division of<br \/>\nNational Dairy Products Corp. which was later to be absorbed by Kraft Foods).<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\nThe casein required for Aralac was formed by adding acid to<br \/>\nmilk to form the curd (casein) which was collected from small and large<br \/>\ncreameries.&nbsp; One hundred pounds of milk<br \/>\nwas required to produce 3.7 pounds of casein, which would produce 3.7 pounds of<br \/>\nfiber. From the casein, crystals were formed by evaporation and then ground and<br \/>\ndissolved into a solution.<\/div>\n<div>\nThe solution was processed by forcing it through spinnerets<br \/>\nand hardened in a chemical bath. During World War II Aralac was blended with<br \/>\nrayon and acetate for use in civilian dress fabric and,, interestingly, felted<br \/>\nhats.&nbsp; Other uses were tested<br \/>\n(carpeting, knitting yarn, lace) but it was not deemed satisfactory due to its<br \/>\npoor strength and difficulty in dyeing. Purchasers of the clothing products had<br \/>\na unique complaint:&nbsp; when wet, the<br \/>\nfabric smelled like cheese!!!&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\nProduction was halted in 1948.<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\nAs we all know, the search for alternative synthetic fibers<br \/>\nand methods of their production&nbsp;<br \/>\ncontinued and endless possibilities seem inevitable.<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A is for\u2026ARALAC I decided to do an occasional series of textile themes in alphabetical order.&nbsp; Taking inspiration from one of my favorite mystery writers, Sue Grafton, who uses the alphabet to title her books ( \u201cA is for Alibi\u201d etc.) I have already written several \u201cAs\u201d:&nbsp;&nbsp; Armor &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Aloha shirts &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Arpilleras &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Antimacassars&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-339","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/339","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=339"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/339\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=339"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=339"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=339"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}