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Fibres in focus

Here you can find out about the chemistry underpinning synthetic fibres, how they are created, hazards associated with their manufacture, their use in blends, and in complex garment structures, and synthetic finishes and coatings to garments.

  • Simple polymer chemistry
  • Fibre creation
  • Fibre conversion process
  • Manufacturing hazards
  • Fibres at a glance
  • Blended fibres
  • Finishes and coatings for garments
  • Fibres in complex garment structures

Projects

Open residency call A curator's guide to plastics Identifying plastics toolkit Confronting plastics preservation A curator's guide to synthetic garments
About the guide How to use the guide Fibres in focus
Simple polymer chemistry Fibre creation Fibre conversion process Fibres at a glance Manufacturing hazards Blended fibres Finishes and coatings for garments Fibres in complex garment structures
Featured fibres and materials Curatorial process Documented garment exemplars Potential narratives and research areas Glossaries Bibliography and other resources Methodology and contributors
Synthetica w-Rap Plastic Vanitas Residencies Symbiosis Photographic challenge 10 Most Wanted Plastics SSN MoDiPDiP Effective collections

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