sorry, I've been kind of emo lately and have been posting on an appropriate site for douchey blogs... I won't say what it is.
So I think after I've finished with this art school business I want to get a degree in chemistry. I took a textiles class this quarter and it made me start to become really interested in science and how it is applicable to the textile industry. Specifically I'm interested in how to give natural fibers the positive qualities that can be found in man made fibers while remaining environmentally conscious. Also, natural elements have a lot better dyeing qualities and are generally a little more breathable.
Some things that I learned this quarter that amazed me:
They are creating industrial panels made from compressed hay. These panels are as strong as concrete and a chemical reaction that occurs naturally in the heat compression of hay makes it fire resistant. The panels will be used in the construction of houses and buildings.
They are now using the guts of chickens (the parts we don't eat) to create plastics. By using the guts, they are coming up with a use and being less wasteful and well as avoiding creating the poisonous fumes created by polypropylene (regular plastic), as well as creating a biodegradable plastic.
Oh AND bamboo is now becoming one of the most used fabrics for sports apparel, because of the recent discovery that it protects from UV radiation.
Anyway, I won't ever be able to pay for it, but if there's some way I can double major I'm gonna do it.
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You could maybe find a company that already does that kind of stuff and see if they'll help pay, a lot of green companies are starving for people for the little niche qualities because the industry is so new. My company will pay people at least portions of their schooling if they agree to stick around for a couple years. Are there some major companies that design clothes doing this stuff?
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