Sequin and Pearl embellishments. Post 696 by Angela Lansbury

 

Marks & Spencer

M & S Collection. they say. M & S for Marks & Spencer. We often say Marks and Spencer's. But Spencer is singular. M & S Collection is one of their labels. 

The Grey Marl Jumper

I looked up grey marl. Marl is a term referring to rock or soil, also meaning a flecked colour., eg of two twisted yarns (thick threads). For example white and light grey.

To me it looks like a light grey. Yes, there are at least two shades of grey. 

A darker grey could be called granite. Grey, of course being a mixture of white and black. Sometimes you can see both white and black threads in knitted or woven fabric.

Fabric and Material

What is the difference between fabric and material. Fabric is fabricated, in a factory, man made, like polyester, as opposed to natural, or from a plant like cotton, or from an animal like leather, suede or wool, or a bird, such as feathers. But fabric is also created, fabricated, woven by hand.

Material can be natural from the ground. Solid such as steel. 

I think of fabric as having threads. Material as solid. But people often use the two terms interchangeably. People ask, what is the material? You could say that silk is a soft material.

Sequin Mixture

I looked at the spare sequins in the handy little packet attached to the inside of the jumper. To my surprise I saw a mixture of thee types of embellishment, sequins, imitation pearls, and small dark faceted beads.

What Are Rhinestones?

I wondered, were the faceted beards called rhinestones? Are rhinestones coloured as well as transparent?

All became clearer, yet murkier, more muddled, when I learned that the origin of the word Rhine stone was sparkly see-through stones from the river Rhine, which look like diamonds but are not diamonds.