Timber waste to clothes?

[robert99]

Miljövänliga kläder av papper – en lösning för framtiden?
Paper yarn in textiles and fashion - University of Borås
A one-day seminar about Paper yarn in textile and fashion at the University of Borås, Sweden
Paper yarn in textile and fashion – a material that is biological recyclable. The branch of industry need new raw materials, and products made of paper yarn can be one of the solutions in the future. The paper pulp industry needs new product innovations when people read the newspapers and pay their bills on the Internet.

The speakers are from Shinshu University, Japan and University of Borås, Sweden.

OJI Fiber make Edwin jeans from paper yarn in Japan.

 

[Andy_T]

sounds scratchy....

 

[Tom L.]

Liar, liar, pants REALLY on fire...

Seriously though, this is interesting. I think cotton is basically cellulose, and paper certainly is. They use an awful lot of pesticides on cotton; although I think the pesticides they use now are at least biodegradable and don't accumulate in the environment, they are still a problem. Timber waste might be a good, green alternative.

 

[robert99]

There is a Swedish company that makes underwear from recycled timber waste already. Bamboo clothes are common.
And of course ...