Textile Fibre - One

TEXTILE FIBRES

Cotton: 

- Cotton is 45% of the world’s output, there is a loss in market share.

- 100% Cotton 0.5% the world’s fibre content, it is labour intense and expensive.

Flax: (Plant Group) 

- Linen is produced from a plant.

- 1800/1900’s major sour, industrial.

- Certain things produced from flax ie. Towels, bed sheets, you can add viscose and polyester to these items.

Silk: 

- 1700/1800 – silk is a luxury fibre, animal protein.

- From silk, extract – the process is done by dipping a cocoon in bath of chemicals which dissolve the thread and it is then spun off.

- Silk used in medical textiles, it allows tissue to grow over it and dissolves without harm.

- Used with racing cars and Bicycles.

- It's used with thermal underwear from silk worn or knitted.

- More texture.

Wool: 

- It is the only fibre available up until 1800’s.

- Natural elasticity properties.

- Slow burning, used in fireman’s suits.

- Knitted, woven, non-woven.

Man-made Cellulose fibres: 

- Made from wood and pine.

- Underwear, sportswear, hospital wear.

- Tencel, branded from this man made.

Polyster: 

- All oil produced.

- Fully recyclable, melt down start again.

- Teijin (Japanese) recycle materials.

- Patagonia (website) 

- 60% of world fibre production.

- Infinity flexible and versatile.

- Crease and emboss, laser cut etc. (permanent)

- Micro fibres and Nano fibres.

Polyamide: 

- Silkier handle (Nylon)

- Swimwear, underwear, sports, UV resistance.

- KEVLAR – strong fibres, industrial tyres.

Comfort and Ease: 

- Elastic and stretch fibres (Lycra)

- Medical Textiles, burns, sports (speedo)

Luxury Hair fibre: 

- Cashmere and Angera.

- The animals it comes from are raised in the wild, captured and killed.

- Mongolia, goat, cashmere.

- Instead looking into natural malt, no impact on an animal’s life.