HUMAN INNOVATION HONES PERFORMANCE OF NATURAL FIBRES IN OUTDOORS SEGMENT
June 3rd, 2024
With outdoor performance brands having to focus more on sustainability, because of regulatory and market requirements, brands have been looking to use more natural fibres as materials, alone and in combination with artificial inputs.
Designers have been assessing a wider range of natural fibres as a result, with alpaca and yak, for instance, joining the well-established merino as an outdoor wool fibre resource.
A January (2024) podcast by US-based outdoor wear and gear network ‘Backpacking Light’ argued that alpaca has an edge over merino (1) for ...
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