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Happy NOELvember 2/30 - Noel as Vince Noir - series 2 of The Mighty Boosh

the hat switch i love them

What in the… I don’t even… wat.

(Metro 2017. Photo Ben Rowland)

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me talking to myself in the mirror

It’s not a ‘scientists have found’ and much more ‘people have been already doing that for thousands of years and it’s just gaining more attention recently’

The color obviously doesn’t fade or run, because it’s not dye. It’s the intrinsic color of the fiber itself.

I’m biased because I love the natural earth tones of many fibers, of course…browns, blacks, creams, copper-reds, ect…but I think they’re just gorgeous.

If anyone wants to know where you can get yarn or cotton like this!

Ok natural cotton varieties are cool, but that’s not what the recent buzz is about. A team of Australian scientists published a paper on successfully using gene editing to produce cotton in vibrant colors. This is potentially a big deal because the dyeing process uses pretty toxic chemicals, produces nasty waste products, and overall isn’t great for the environment (or workers). It’ll be a while before the tissue cultures actually grow up and produce cotton, so it isn’t a sure thing yet, but cool progress nonetheless.

How cool!

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