
Tausif
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Tausif
@taucif
Professor of Sustainable Textile Manufacturing. Deputy Head of School of Design, University of Leeds, UK (views are my own)









Do textile materials and structures influence the release of fibrous #microplastics during laundry? Read our new publication to find out! Work in collaboration with @abduljabbarte and @taucif. Explainer thread below: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00…

All textiles release fibre fragments (microplastics). At @UniversityLeeds, we (@AVPalaciosMarin, @abduljabbarte, @taucif ) created bespoke polyester and cotton textiles from three yarn structures and quantified shed fragmented fibres & length distribution.journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00….




Thank you @AVPalaciosMarin for desigining the display picture for the project.

Did you know that hemp is grown in Yorkshire? #SeFFFibre is making yarns for the luxury fashion industry within a local supply chain. 10/


Millions of tonnes of synthetic #textiles ends up in landfill every year. @RubyMoonSwim is on a mission to use waste in a more sustainable, circular material for swimwear. futurefashionfactory.org/circular-mater…









