Textile innovation 2

Lecture 2

Non-traditional Fibre Source

In this section, It is another part of fibre sources. These fibre sources are unique in some countries or produced by particular places. What interested me is those fibre came out from various source like paper. Those kind of fiber has their unique function different with commercial fibre. However, these fibre can not be commercial. normally due to their particular function. Some of them are uncomfortable or unsuitable for body. However, this lecture made me focus on the unusual source which can produced fibre.

There is lots different plants sources mentioned on the lecture. Leaf, hemp, peat and seed hair etc. These fibre source comes from human daily life and it also offer good quality production to people. As the other fibre source like metal and paper. They have special function for particular area. Those non-traditional fibre sources attracted me to know more about the other part of fibre around the world.

What I really think about this lecture is how the unusual source became a way to produce fibre. And what is the technical that people produce fabric by using those non-traditional fibre. I main to discover some natural and sustainable plant. And I want to know how those plant became a fibre source. I really want to try some thing new in knitting or discover a new idea for myself from the material source.

Felt Function and Recycled

After the lection, I began to think about how can I design a process for my project. From the beginning to the end of the industrial process, It can be totally sustainable and recyclable. There are ways that how the textile interact with people and how the smart textile is being produce to help people. In the other way, how the waste textile can be reduce into other function or into other form that continue to offer function to human. And how can I do for my project to be zero waste and keep my responsible for environment. These questions are become my consideration in my project now.

In the end of this project. I was think about how can I recycled my samples, and the sustainable ways to use my recycled fabric. Also I want my project to be a real and completely organic, recycled and sustainable. At last, Zero waste will be achieved in this project. At the blow, There is many way that I found out. It will explain how I recycled my sample and reduce my waste yarn. 

Material: organic wool and waste wool

wool is a sustainable and recyclable material.

The waste yarn can reduce to be waste wool and use in process again

.spin technique : use the waste yarn to produce a different and newest yarn.

.Pocket Technique: use industrial machine technique can put the waste yarn into knitting fabric and creative pop up texture.

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PROKET TECHNIQUE (Ellen Chatelain)

Felt function

automotive industry :Felt is used on the underside of a car bra to protect the body.

musical instruments :The density and springiness of the felt is a major part of what creates a piano's tone

home construction:It is widely used to protect paintings executed on various surfaces including canvas, wood panel and copper plate.

People daily life: Protect body, keep warm. Hat, Coat, bag.

Recycled felt

.waste felt can also produce new felt after washing machine high temperature technique, after fabric highly flet and I can brush fur from the waste fabric. It can be reuse for other function.

.also waste felt can be reduce after break into pieces then iron them into a new fabric.

 

. Recycled felt can use in other shape to creative new function.

Flip & Tumble's Recycled Felt Pod Planters

Recycled Sweater Felt Earrings

Keen Brooklyn II Recycled Felt    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5naTIf_tDuY


Reference
Book
Wlash.Penny (P.88;2006)The yarn book.  publisher:A&C Black. Limited:2006
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felt
http://inhabitat.com/flip-tumbles-recycled-felt-pod-planters-add-a-burst-of-greenery-to-any-room/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/81444677@N00
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5naTIf_tDuY