This could possibly be my new FAVOURITE plant. SOYBEANS! Being vegan, I can’t live without soy products, and what do I find out when researching Soy Bean fabric?
♥ It is made from the leftovers of tofu and soy milk products. ♥
Soybean fabric is akin to recycled paper, if you think about it in those terms, since it uses the waste products from the above mentioned foodstuffs. So, basically, soybean is THE BEST. Not only is it nutritious to eat, it makes for one of the most environmentally friendly fabrics, even in the production stages.
“Soybean fibre is a kind of reproducible plant protein fibre, which uses the residual cake after oil is extracted from the soybean, abstracts high polymer from soybean cake and prepares a protein spinning solution of a certain concentration. After obtaining the spinning solution, a filament bundle of a single fibre 0.9-3.0 dtex is spun with the use of the wet-method spinning process. Next, the fibre performance is stabilised through hydroformylation, and then it undergoes winding, heat setting and cutting. In this way, soybean fibre of various lengths and specifications for spinning can be manufactured.
Because the auxiliary and additional agents and materials used in production of soybean fibre are not poisonous, the semi-finished fibres can be recovered of most additional agents and used again, and the residue remained after purification of protein can be used as foodstuff. Therefore, its production course will not cause pollution to the environment, and complies completely with environmental protection requirements.”
– Fibre & Textiles in Eastern Europe
Apart from being environmentally amazing, the fabric provides many benefits for the wearer as well:
– It produces a super soft, silky and light fabric that feels like cashmere but is smoother.
– It has the appearance and lustre of silk, giving people a sense of elegance.
– It has anti-bacterial and UV radiation prevention properties.
UGH. In short, Soybean is PERFECT. ♥
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