"La seda".....and other assorted fabrics. :)

Question

Instead of a synonym or antonym, for today, create a sentence in Spanish (with the English translation) using the name of any type of fabric (cotton, wool, acrylic, etc.).

Please remember to check for corrections and to vote for your favorites. Diccionario

qué bonito los colores de la seda:) - 00494d19, Sep 13, 2010

If only I could sew!!!!! :) - Nicole-B, Sep 14, 2010

Answer 1

La ropa de algodón es agradable en la piel.

The cotton clothes feel good on the skin.

es agradable en la piel. - 00494d19, Sep 13, 2010

Thanks, Heidita:) - luz_72, Sep 17, 2010

Answer 2

A mi me gustan los pantalones de pana.

I like corduroy pants!

Answer 3

La fibra de la alpaca es suave.

The fibre of the alpaca is soft.

People who are allergic to wool can often wear alpaca because it is lanolin free.

I wonder if it is less itchy than wool? - Nicole-B, Sep 14, 2010

It is. A friend knitted a pair of open-fingered mittens for me and they are not the least bit itchy - Brynleigh, Sep 14, 2010

Answer 4

La ropa interior de arpillera siente peor que parece.

Burlap underwear feels worse than it looks.

jaja! - Lrtward, Sep 13, 2010

hilarious ed! - amykay, Sep 13, 2010

Is this something you experienced or read about? jeje - Nicole-B, Sep 13, 2010

Answer 5

What about "pleather".... it's fake leather... jejeje

We hosted a group of people from a foreign country. I won't say which country...jeje... but he wore the same "pleather" pants for a week! - Nicole-B, Sep 13, 2010

He was quite proud of himself, especially when he modeled them up in NYC. I think he heard "Stayin Alive" by the Bee Gees in his head while he was walking. :) - Nicole-B, Sep 13, 2010

Sorry, I didn't finish my thought in the first sentence. I meant to say: "one of the men wore the same... - Nicole-B, Sep 13, 2010

Answer 6

Algunas personas llevan cáñamo... otros lo fuman.

Some people wear hemp... others smoke it.

Answer 7

¡Tenga cuidado al lavar la ropa de lana, que se encoge!

Be careful when you wash clothes made of wool, they will shrink!

se encoge - 00494d19, Sep 13, 2010

Gracias! - amykay, Sep 13, 2010

Answer 8

Esta ropa se hace de bambú.

This clothing is made of bamboo.

Bamboo??? Really????? - Vaanz, Sep 13, 2010

That's amazing! - Nicole-B, Sep 13, 2010

Yes, really. Bamboo sheets are becoming very popular and trendy in the U.S. They're supposed to be very soft. - revmaf, Sep 14, 2010

Answer 9

Las niñas usan vestidos de tafetán.

Little girls wear taffeta dresses.

Answer 10

Un tipo popular de tela en los años setenta era el poliéster.

One popular type of cloth in the seventies was polyester.

Well this is the grooviest picture ever Wansell!!! Nothing says "hip and happenin" like an orange polyester leisure suit. :) - Nicole-B, Sep 13, 2010

I was a middle school student when this fashion was popular, I did't like polyester then and I don't like it now. Neon green was another "groovy" color. - wansell, Sep 13, 2010

Love his hair too! (Head and chest!) hee hee - amykay, Sep 13, 2010

era el poliester - 00494d19, Sep 13, 2010

Love the shoes, too! He could be either a groovy cowboy or Santa's elf! - Echoline, Sep 13, 2010

Isn't Justin Beiber wearing that hairstyle now? - Nicole-B, Sep 13, 2010

Answer 11

Prefiero ropa de algodón, porque lana me da comezón.

I prefer cotton clothing, because wool makes me itch.

Answer 12

terciopelo = velvet

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