Masto fait ta magie :
Je cherche des petits artinants français qui font des pull sans manches et avec en tricot, crochet, Jacquard, à motif ou unis en matière naturelle 🐜🌷
J'aime aussi beaucoup les pulls fait en machine à tricoté (les grandes longues) avec des motifs. J'aime les belles mailles.

#crochet #tricot #artisan #naturalfibers #France #pulls #jaquard #ArtisanatFR

In case you, like me, are interested in buying more clothes made of #NaturalFibers, check out why it can be worth skipping #polyester clothes.

https://www.npr.org/2026/01/20/nx-s1-5670290/polyester-fabric-clothing

Here we go... From 2023! This article mentions #ArtificialSilk, which is made from mostly water, silica and cellulose, and is biodegradable -- unlike most #syntheticfibers

RPI Researchers To Develop New Market for #FarmWaste

Waste #wool to be combined with #hemp [and artificial silk] to create high-performance yarns

May 4, 2023

"Thanks to a $100,000 grant from the New York Farm Viability Institute, the research team will combine waste wool with hemp and incorporate artificial spider silk to produce a superior yarn with widespread applications. The Rensselaer researchers will collaborate with State University of New York at Morrisville, Battenkill Fibers Carding and Spinning Mill in Greenwich, and Propel, LLC to demonstrate a profitable and verifiable pathway for New York farmers to get their hemp and wool into high-value products.

"Hemp is a naturally pest-resistant, high-yield crop that produces durable, long-lasting, and sustainable textiles, with about 700 growers statewide.

" 'Hemp and flax are considered two of the most durable fibers, but you can grow three times as much hemp as flax on the same amount of land,' explains Dan Walczyk, professor of mechanical engineering and director of the Manufacturing Innovation Center. 'Another benefit is that hemp consumes about three times as much carbon dioxide per acre as flax.'

"Infusing the wool/hemp combination with artificial spider silk will impart increased strength and resilience to the fiber. Helen Zha, assistant professor in the Isermann Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, and Matteos Koffas, Dorothy and Fred Chau ʼ71 Career Development Constellation Professor in Biocatalysis and Metabolic Engineering, engineer microorganisms that produce artificial silk proteins. Zha and Koffas are both members of Rensselaer's Shirley Ann Jackson, Ph.D. Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies (CBIS).

" 'Pound for pound, silk can be stronger than steel and tougher than Kevlar,' said Zha. 'Using engineered microorganisms to create well-defined recombinant silk fibroin-like proteins allows flexibility and scalability while benefiting from the advantageous features of natural silk.'

" 'We will ultimately produce yarns with enhanced mechanical performance, flame retardancy, luster, and lux hand feel,' said Koffas."

Learn more:
https://news.rpi.edu/content/2023/05/04/rpi-researchers-develop-new-market-farm-waste

#SolarPunkSunday #NaturalFibers #LabGrownSilk #FarmWaste #ArtificialSilk #HempFibers #Wool

This is intriguing... I'll be doing some more research into this at some point...

2018: #NaturalFibers #insulation panels: an adaptive production

Format: Papers, RSD7, RSD7 Papers, Topic: Socioecological Design
Authors: Savio Lorenzo, Thiebat Francesca, Bosia Daniela, Pennacchio Roberto, Manni Valentino

"The research team recently developed an innovative system with low environmental impact for the production of semi-rigid panels for thermal and acoustic insulation, obtained from recycled sheep’s #wool, from Piemonte region (Cartonlana insulation panel). Starting from the previous work, a new semi-rigid panel has been produced, combining #SheepWool with #hemp technical fibers (Fitness insulation panel). The researches activities have been developed by a multidisciplinary group, which includes a textile company, Davifil (owner of the Cartonlana patent), the Biella CNR ISMAC (specialized in macromolecules and the textile fibres), the Department of Architecture and Design – Politecnico di Torino (expert in low-environmental-impact building components), and Assocanapa, which promotes the cultivation and valorisation of hemp.

"Both the sheep wool and the hemp used for the insulation panel production derive from agri-food systems and are wastes from already existing production chains. Wool comes from Piemonte region sheep breeding; it cannot be used in textile industry, due to its dark color and/or poor quality: fibers are too thick, and irregular length also. Sheep wool is usually washed and dried, but still contains plant debris trapped amongst fibers. As for hemp, treatments on the raw wool are reduced to a minimum, in order to minimize the energy consumption for the production of the panels."

Read more:
https://rsdsymposium.org/natural-fibers-insulation-panels-an-adaptive-production/

#SolarPunkSunday #InsulationPanels #NaturalInsulation
#CircularEconomy
#TextileFibers #AgriWaste #BuildingMaterials #Insulation #SheepWool

Yet another reason to use natural fibers (including wool) instead of synthetic ones!

Our homes are full of hidden microplastics that could be harming our health

By Norman Swan
Wed 22 October 2025

Excerpt: "To Eleanor's surprise, the highest microplastic capture was in her bedroom and the bathroom, mostly from synthetic fibres.

" 'In the home, 90 per cent of what we're seeing are fibres,' Dr Wilson told 7.30."

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-22/hidden-microplastics-at-home-and-impact-on-health/105917972

#NaturalFibers #Microplastics #PlasticPollution #SyntheticFibers

🧶 Il y a même une trend sur TikTok : #NaturalFibers...

The new fashion label check: 100% cotton 👉 https://www.axios.com/2025/09/21/natural-fiber-clothing-sustainable