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Post by lyn on Feb 11, 2021 12:06:42 GMT
World of Wool have Bio-Nylon for sale. According to their website:
"Our latest 25 colour launch featuring Biodegradable Nylon uses Amni Soul Ecotechnology in creation to produce a fibre that's not only friendly in how it's made but is caring to Mother earth once it's use has passed.
Ideal for needle felting, spinning, arm knitting and more.
Perfect for those wanting to blend it with wool fibres too, to create strong and durable yarns!"
If anyone tries it please let me know how you get on with it.
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Post by MTRuth on Feb 11, 2021 14:03:38 GMT
Hmmm, I would like to hear more about it too.
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Post by Shepherdess on Feb 11, 2021 16:10:51 GMT
I would like to hear more about the biodegradable part. I don't want my pieces to fall apart. They have those bioplastic grocery bags and when you try to reuse them they disintegrate.
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Post by lyn on Feb 11, 2021 16:17:40 GMT
I would like to hear more about the biodegradable part. I don't want my pieces to fall apart. They have those bioplastic grocery bags and when you try to reuse them they disintegrate. oo-er! |
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Post by Ann @ frabjous fabrica on Feb 12, 2021 8:45:16 GMT
I would like to hear more about the biodegradable part. I don't want my pieces to fall apart. They have those bioplastic grocery bags and when you try to reuse them they disintegrate. Yes, that worries me too. I've just looked at WOW website and it says it bio-degrades 10 times faster (faster than what?). I don't like the idea of something I spent hours making ending up in shreds on the floor! |
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Post by Shepherdess on Feb 12, 2021 11:54:34 GMT
on the other hand if plastic lasts 10,000 years(I am just picking a number, I don't know the real one) and now it lasts 1000 it really doesn't change much.
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Post by MTRuth on Feb 12, 2021 17:49:22 GMT
Right, I'm not sure plastic ever bio degrades.
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Post by Shepherdess on Feb 13, 2021 1:24:45 GMT
Years ago, more than 40 because it was before I met my husband there was plastic blue bailer twine that was supposed to disintegrate in the sun and soil. I was supposed to be by next season I think. This is a great idea bailer twine in the field gets caught in machinery and wrapped around animal's legs or neck or eaten.
Except it didn't work. When I got to the farm it had probably been close to 10 years since it had been used and we were pulling it out of the ground all the time. We still find the occasional piece but not often. I think I will wait on bio-nylon.
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Post by lindsay on Feb 13, 2021 8:44:14 GMT
I did a bit of research. According to the manufacturer, the nylon does not degrade in oxygen (like some of the plastic bags mentioned) but only in the conditions found in landfill (absence of oxygen, high humidity & a high concentration of particular type of bacteria). They say that there is no reduction in lifespan during use, just when thrown away. You can search Amni Soul Eco (the trademark) for more info.
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Post by lyn on Feb 13, 2021 11:17:08 GMT
Right. So now we need to know how it felts!
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Post by lindsay on Feb 13, 2021 21:16:27 GMT
Right. So now we need to know how it felts! Ha, ha. Yes, that’s true! I’ve never felted with nylon but in my recent forays into dyeing I’ve tried a 90% superfine alpaca, 10% nylon mix which dyed so beautifully. For reasons I don’t understand, acid dyes work on animal fibres and nylon. So I will try felting that soon. Re a World of Wool order, I would, of course, be happy to take one for the team...... |
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Post by Ann @ frabjous fabrica on Feb 14, 2021 8:31:22 GMT
I did a bit of research. According to the manufacturer, the nylon does not degrade in oxygen (like some of the plastic bags mentioned) but only in the conditions found in landfill (absence of oxygen, high humidity & a high concentration of particular type of bacteria). They say that there is no reduction in lifespan during use, just when thrown away. You can search Amni Soul Eco (the trademark) for more info. When nylon knitting yarn first came out (about 65 years ago!) my mum knitted me a jumper. I never could wear the damn thing out, and my mum wasn't a great knitter. As for polythene bags biodegrading, I can confirm they do - or at least some of them. I have spent ages picking tiny inch long shards of manky polythene out of a bag full of off cuts of yarn and fabric and bits of fibre - not my idea of fun. I suppose if I'd left it long enough it would all have disappeared so I could use the bits and pieces. Ann |
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Post by lyn on Feb 14, 2021 11:38:36 GMT
Right. So now we need to know how it felts! Ha, ha. Yes, that’s true! I’ve never felted with nylon but in my recent forays into dyeing I’ve tried a 90% superfine alpaca, 10% nylon mix which dyed so beautifully. For reasons I don’t understand, acid dyes work on animal fibres and nylon. So I will try felting that soon. Re a World of Wool order, I would, of course, be happy to take one for the team...... We're all watching this space ................ Even if it felts well, what is the advantage over wool? Especially as wool biodegrades quickly. Bit of sparkle maybe? |
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Post by Shepherdess on Feb 14, 2021 20:28:37 GMT
I know that the other nylon that World of Wool sells felts in the same way silk or other non-felting fibres do. I have some of the super bright trylobal nylon. It is really sparkly and dyes wonderfully.
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Post by MTRuth on Feb 14, 2021 22:22:48 GMT
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