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 The Types of Rayon Dick Dapson Fabrications LLC, Richland, MI At the July meeting of the Lansing Clippers, several people had questions about the types of rayon. I would like to address those queries here so that a more complete explanation is available to you. The different names for rayon are based on three things: source of the natural fiber, how that fiber is processed, and proprietary trade names.  All rayon is made from cellulose, a polymer found in plants. The polymer is in a solid state, hard (stiff) and insoluble; hardly something that would feel soft as silk next to your skin. Amazingly, that's what happens when you treat cellulose in certain ways. It is first liquefied, then spun out as a soft, insoluble flexible fiber which is plied into yarn and made into fabric. The earliest rayon was Viscose, the name referring to the viscous nature of the liquefied cellulose. Wood pulp is used here, treated with some dangerous chemicals (sodium hydroxide, carbon disulfide and sulfu