The future of alternative fibers and clothing
The future of alternative fibers and clothing
When we visit a shopping mall clothing store or other outfit we are surrounded by lots of bright colors and textures of this year’s latest fashion from new athletic shorts, T shirts and much more. But do you ever wonder where we are going with all of this clothing, are we just buying to stay current with today’s style or is it that we just need a new shirt?
How will the next 20 years change the way we dress? One thing that has exploded in the last couple of years is the rise in synthetic oil based clothing. There may be some advantages to this type of clothing but there are lots of things to be concerned about. There are also some concerns regrading GMO cotton and it’s health effects but that is not something that will be covered right now but you can look into that your self if you would like learn more about that.
These types of clothing can cause negative health affects. Do your own research and decide what you think. But that is not the main subject of this article, we just would like to show you flaws that need improvement so that we may advance into the future of apparel with a greater outcome.
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Polyester and nylon fabrics can melt to skin if exposed to fire and high heat. Hot melting fabric attached to your skin is not a good thing but on the other hand, cotton will turn to ash and fall off of your skin. But you may ask, “my sleepwear is treated with toxic flame retardant chemicals am I okay now?” Well maybe in one way but if you have toxic chemicals leaching into your body you are not.
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Synthetic clothing is usually made of oil so that means that to obtain this material we will pollute the earth in more ways and have less to fuel for our many means of transportation (even though we should not be using this type of fuel in the first place but instead take advantage of the many clean alternatives that we have).
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Some clothing that is made of synthetic fabric will hold static charges that are made when taking off clothing. This is not a big factor but there are some ways that this may be harmful to you. See this website for more info and to learn about the other health affects of synthetic clothing.
http://www.cancerdefeated.com/newsletters/The-Clothes-that-Kill-You-Slowly-but-Surely.html
Notes
Please note that is article is for educational purposes and we would like you to to do your own investigations on this subject so that you may have a clear and wide range perspective of this subject. We have not done testing to confirm these claims but this is our conclusion on this topic.
An outlook on what is to come in the world of clothing
The future of the way we dress is changing in so may ways. Some of the new things that may be more common in the future are:
3D printed clothing, seamless apparel, self repairing and cleaning clothing, spray on clothing, micro fiber, E-textiles, and much more! Also we may find a rise in alternative fibers not just old cotton. Find more info on alternative fibers and other clothing technologies below.
Here is a list of some alternative fibers and their uses.
Stinging Nettle
Most people wouldn’t even think of stinging nettle as a fiber option, but it may promise a bright future for clothing and other uses. You may have this plant in your back yard, but most of us try to stay away from it; but the leaves are very nutritious to eat and the stalks can be used to make fabric. To learn more about nettle fiber please visit this link. http://www.swicofil.com/products/016nettle.html
Hemp
Hemp is more common then some of the other alternative fibers but it is most commonly thought of as cord for craft projects and for food. But there are so many more uses for the miracle crop like plastic, paper, fabric, and much more. You might have a shirt or other clothing made of hemp but there is a lot more that can be done with this fiber to progress the clothing industry.
Bamboo
There are some fabric items made of this material but much more can be done with this crop. This is a great resource for Asian countries so that they may not have to use cotton and have there own alternative clothing resources.
Soybean protein
At first you may be surprised but they can make fabric out of soybeans!
I do not know what process they use to obtain fibers out of soybeans but there is a lot of things that can be made from soybeans so I’m not surprised.
Flax
This was a very common fiber option at one time but the invention of the cotton gin made cotton king! But now with the advanced technologies that we have today we can use this ancient fiber to our advantage.
Corn
Some researchers have created a new kind of fiber made out of corn leaves but they need more funding to launch this into the public. So this may be another option for us.
The website below also talks about other alternative materials that can be made into clothing like milk and crabs, yes I said crabs the thing that walks around on the beach!
If you would like to learn more about alternative fibers please check out this link. http://www.swicofil.com/
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