Heat dissolvable threads for garment repair and recycling - Innovation @ Clixoo
Heat dissolvable threads for garment repair and recycling
Disassembling stitched clothes is time consuming and costly. Resortecs has developed heat dissolvable threads at melting points of 150-200 deg C. using a commercial oven.
Source : Ellen MacArthur Foundation
Innovation Highlights
- Only 10% textile material is lost, integrity not damaged
- 50% less carbon emissions
- Principle: Heat dissolvable clothing stitches
Keywords
Heat dissolvable stitches
Garment recycling
Garment repair