Re: News Article: BioCouture: U.K. Designer Grows Wardrobe

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Thanks " snarky_harpy " . Now that is very interesting ... I believe

either MOV or scobies would work. Sure, it needs threaded seams at tough

strain spots like the shoulders .. but what the hey!

I KNOW it would work otherwise from when I was placing scobies and/or

MOV over a draining cyst (probably MRSA infected later) .. anyway, it

would be almost leather-like after approx. 24 hours .. and would sop up

the drainage. Doc didn't know about using them for such use .. later

told me I should " patent " it ... well, couldn't simply because it is an

old customary application.

Never thought of dying it for clothes tho... the natural dried color as

in website pic reminds me of sheer, sheer, native " brain-tanned "

deerskin for looks. The different shades would reflect that natural

look too as well as, here, probably smaller " patches " of material. As

most of us know the scobies take their " shades " from the types of teas,

strength, length of brew etc. to give that wonderful look!

Joyce Simmerman

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" Suzanne Lee can conjure clothing out of thin air. No, wait, that's

not entirely accurate. She'll need at least a couple of bathtubs,

some yeast, a pinch of bacteria, and several cups of sweetened green

tea. Lee, who is a senior research fellow at the School of Fashion &

Textiles at Central Saint s in London, is the brains (and

brawn) behind BioCouture, an experiment in growing garments from the

same microbes that ferment the tasty caffeinated beverage. "

There are several pictures included, including one that was posted

in the photos section here.

How interesting.

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