INNOVATIONS IN TEXTILE INDUSTRY
KapilKelkar
HOD.,
ABSTRACT
But enough of the gloomy facts, As consumers are becoming progressively more aware and clothing manufacturers are
Fromfabricoutoffood,wastematerials,juices,edibleitems,etc.wecanverysoongetinnovativefabricsinourmarketwhicharesustainableaswellaseco-friendly
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INTRODUCTION:
1. FabricfromMilk,Tea,andCoffeeBeans:
Haveyoueverimaginedthatwecanwearmilk,teaorcoffee?Butwithlatest innovationingarmenttechnology,nowwecanseeandwearittoo.
AGermanmicrobiologystudentturneddesignerAnkeDomaskeusesmilk to make an "Eco Milk Fiber" called QMILCH. High-tech sports clothing companyVirususesrecycledcoffeebeansfortheirStayWarmlineofcoldweatherperformanceapparel.AndSuzanneLee,fashiondesigner,hasbeen making fabric and vegetable leather out of the fermented tea, KOMBUCHA.
2. AirDying,SavinglitresofWatereveryday:
Colorep,
Thiscansavebetween7and75gallonsofwaterinthedyingofapoundof fabric,saveenergy,andproduces,noharmfulby-products.Thislatesttechnologyuses85%lessenergythantraditionaldyingmethods.
Thistechnologyhasbecomeasignatureelementforthefabulousdesigning duo,costelloTagliapietraandGretchenJones,whousesthisuniquetechnologyinalmostalloftheirdesignedgarmentsintheirfallwinter/springcollection.
4. PlasticBagsandBeerBottlesFindingNewwayofUpcycle:
Recycledsynthetics,madewithplasticbagstobeerbottlescontinuetomake adisplay Inmuchthesamewaythatothermaterialsandbambooaretransformedintothread,theupcycledsyntheticsarebrokendownintoafineparticulate,melted,andextrudedintofiber
TheIAmNotAVirginjeanspicturedbelow,useamixof25%bottlefiber and75%cotton,theresultingmaterialissofttothehand,yetisdurableand performsasdenimshould.
CONCLUSION:
Thepurposeofthetextiledesignisnotonlythepursuitoffashionandaesthetic.It isamulti-disciplinarycomprehensivedesignart.Enteringaneweraofscience andtechnology,textiledesignshouldbebasedonthe"people-oriented"principle. It develops forward to meeting people's psychological and physiological needs.
Nowadays, multicultural, environmental protection and intelligent digitization havebecomethethemeofthetextiledesign.Technologydrivestherapiddevelopmentofclothingart.Thegarmenthasbeenaqualitativeleap.Therapiddevelopmentofthenetworkinformationmakesclothingdesignmoreefficient.People'sdemandsforenvironmentalhealthgraduallyachievetheintegrativedevelopmentofproduction-green-healthwiththehelpofscienceandtechnology Itis beneficialforhumanbeingsanddoesnotdamagetheenvironment.
Graspingthefrontiersofmoderngarmentdesignart,exploringanewperspective of modern art of clothing, starting from the multi-angle and multidimensional unceasingly, communicating with multi-culture and setting up a new conception of taking health as the center all that are to lead the fashion designtoabroaderfieldwiththebackingofastrongtechnicalforce.
REFERENCE:
I. https://fashionunited.uk/news/business/10-sustainable-textile-innovations-everyoneshould-know/2018090738711
II. https://impactotic co/en/innovation-in-the-textile-industry-a-field-with-lots-offabric-to-cut/
5. Hand-Dying:
Although its nothing new to hand dye a fabric but it emereged with new ways or techniques of hand dying.Alarge number of smaller fashions are workingtolocallysourcedmaterialsandhanddyingtheirgarmentstocreate stunninglooks.
PiecesfromJeffGarner'sProphetik(picturedbelow),forexample,based on hemp-silkblendshand-dyedusingorganicdyestuffsgrownlocallyinacommunitygarden.