The Science of Textiles

Even after the breakthrough of Nylon, textiles was limited to mostly natural fibres. This all changed in the 60's when synthetic materials such as Dacron and Poplin were developed - they were a technological marvel and with nylon took over from everything, including cotton; the pros far outweighed the cons. They would drip-dry, be produced with far cheaper expenses, would take dye easier and were crease resistant! Synthetic fibres were a dream come true to housewives everywhere.


(Source: vintagefashionlondon.org) Despite not being as high quality as a natural fibre, the clothes still looked the same and were far more practical to own


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(Source: smithsonian.org) a synthetic fibre factory.