EP.32: Fabrics Made From Apple and Coffee: Fibers From Nature Part Two ✻ CTA: DONATE FOR GAZA✻

Welcome to Part Two of Fibers Fashioned From Nature. Today we’ll be covering Apple and Coffee-based materials! To listen to the previous episode about mycelium and lotus, please click here.

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✻ EPISODE SUMMARY ✻

DONATE 🇵🇸: <1:00-3:12>

• Every episode will now have a donation goal to help families and individuals affected by the wars in Gaza and Tehran, and Latinx communities affected by ICE mass deportations in the USA. Today’s episode goal is $100 CAD towards families and individuals in Gaza!
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Apple-based Fabrics: <3:20 - 11:40>

• In this section, we discuss how apple-based materials are made, highlighting the Sozai Centre + Adam fabrics. We go through everything from collection and pulverization to sheet processing and discuss the complex view of using synthetic polymers versus natural materials to create innovative material solutions.

Coffee-based Fabrics: <11:40 - 21:42>

• In this section, we discuss how coffee-based technical composite fibers are made, specifically how the SCafe material is created. We explain how it works, what these terms mean, and break down the processing methods to make them digestible and easy to understand.