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This report explores emerging trends in textiles focused on the intersection of medicine and sustainable materials. Highlights include the development of leg wraps and hospital gowns that incorporate therapeutic elements to expedite healing processes. Additionally, it discusses the benefits of alpaca wool, known for its comfort and environmental friendliness. Innovations in cotton bioengineering aim to enhance color and strength, while lightweight voile is suitable for apparel. The report also touches on advancements in flax processing to create linen with reduced environmental impact.
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Textiles Trend forecast Report Elijah, Hunter, Samone 10/2/2013
Medicine And Textiles • Leg wraps and hospitals gowns • Medicine within the wraps to help heal wounds quicker. • Gowns with a therapeutic lotions embedded in them. • Beneficial to growing elderly rates and in medicine advances.
alpaca Wool • Consumer friendly, environmentally friendly because it doesn’t use any harmful chemicals • Doesn’t shrink and allows a lot of stretch and wrinkle, fire and rain resistant • Also used in upholstery • More comfortable in cold weather • Made for sweaters and blankets • One oz. of high quality alpaca fiber can sell for 3 dollars or more
Cotton Engineering • Bioengineering the genetics of cotton to change the color, strength, length and adding pesticides by gene-fushion • Natural red coloring within the fabric without an added dye • Shirts and jeans are made with this fabric
Voile • One of the lightest cottons in weight in comparison to denim which is the heaviest • Has great moister absorption to make it cool and comfortable • Mint to use as apparel fabric • Like dresses, blouses, underclothing, wrap • Less expensive • Often used for dyeing, made with high twist yarn
Enzymes and Flax • Eliminating a step of processing of flax • Adds pectolytic to the lamella of the plant that eliminates the fat within, so you don’t have to whiling processing the plant • Flax gets processed into yarn • The end result is flax linen like the skirt