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How Synthetic Fibres Are Created & Why They Feel Different

  • 〡 by Shauna Crilly
How Synthetic Fibres Are Created and Why They Feel DifferentMost fabrics have a story. Some start in a field. Others start in a lab. Polyester, nylon, acrylic. They all begin the same way. Not grown, but manufactured. Most synthetic fabrics begin with petrochemicals. Crude oil or natural gas is extracted and refined into smaller chemical components....
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