Specialty Fabrics Review February 2022 - 10

[ BRIEFS ] swatches
Clothing made
from human hair
ndustrious knitters have been spinning dog
and cat hair into yarn for many years. But
what about human hair? Amsterdam-based
designer Zsofia Kollar had asked that same
question before founding the Human Material
Loop and making clothes out of human hair.
The Human Material Loop aims to create
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a globally applicable system where the hair
waste would be turned into sustainable
products, lowering the demand for cotton
and synthetic fibers.
As proof-of-concept, Kollar created a
Human hair textile can have different patterns and textures depending
on the weaving technique. This handwoven tapestry shows that
human hair textile can look just like any other woven fabric.
sweater made of 100 percent recycled Dutch
blond hair from Amsterdam. While the yarn
is currently produced at a spinning mill in
Italy, Kollar hopes to have all materials
produced locally.
" In the past, people have used all kinds of
materials around them. For example, ropes
made of hair were a very common thing. But
nowadays, we seem to have forgotten that
human hair is also a natural material, " Kollar
says. " I am trying to help people become more
open-minded to different materials again
and hopefully in the future, wearing a jumper
made of human hair will be normal. "
Hair has a strength-to-weight ratio
The Amsterdam-based Human
Materials Loop has created a
prototype jumper, made of 100
percent Dutch blond hair, sourced
locally. Photos: Zsofia Kollar.
comparable to steel. It can be stretched up to
one and a half times its original length before
breaking. In fact, the faster hair is stretched,
the stronger it is.
Kollar worked with local salons to provide
her " raw material " for spinning yarn. In
Europe alone, an estimated 72 million kg
(about 159 million pounds) of human hair is
generated annually. Waste hair ends up in
landfills or clogs drainage systems.
Unlike animal hair that needs to be
treated with chemicals to remove blood and
particulates before it can be used, Kollar says
human hair is " pretty much ready to go. It only
needs to be steamed. "
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