Cutting-edge fabrics combine with cutting edge fashion
18 Jul '08
3 min read
This means that there are significant environmental benefits, which we believe will also be an advantage for retailers eager to serve the needs of discerning, environmentally aware consumers.”
Designer Kirsha Whitcher plans to make a dress from the NEC fabric for her Salasai label. “I chose the shirting fabric because it has got such beautiful drape it's really hard to find a lightweight fabric that is woven and one hundred per cent wool,” she said.
Another unique fabric being showcased is prepared from a wool/possum fibre blend that is knitted directly from the fibre, without needing to be spun into a yarn first.
The machine used to make it has been specially modified for AgResearch, and is the only one of its type in Australasia.
A diverse range of fabrics can be prepared on this equipment, from the luxurious through to the highly functional a stab, slash and flame resistant wool fabric has also been developed.
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