Creating luxury natural sportswear fabrics
Mery Díez Herbosa
Friday, 1 May 2020
There are an array of exciting innovations taking place in the cellulosic materials space and PYRATES Smart Fabrics materials company are one to watch. Their natural, smart fabrics have been developed to protect and care for the body while leaving a minimal impact on the planet and its resources.
We were delighted to be joined by Mery Díez Herbosa from the PYRATES R&D and Production department to explain more about how vegetal, biodegradable and upcycled fibres can be transformed into luxury knit fabrics.
In this video you'll learn:
- About PYRATES Smart Fabrics, an exciting and innovative R&D company developing fabrics for the modern world
- About PYRATEX® fabrics and what makes them a sustainable cellulosic option for sportswear
- How the team choose the fibres they work with and their sustainable credentials
- How they achieve active properties in their fabrics
- About working with biopolymer yarns: the challenges and the opportunities this offers for sportswear designers
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