And new types of waterproof, breathable fabrics have been introduced, a direct challenge to Gore-Tex.
If that weren't enough, silk fabrics have been replaced by luxuriously textured, nubby blends such as cashmere and wool.
As he explains it, the gradual movement of coyotes northward plus the rise of synthetic fabrics have combined to make sheep-raising an endangered occupation in these parts.
Previous attempts to recover footwear marks from fabrics have generally obliterated - rather than enhanced - images, because the right mix of the right types of chemicals had never been formulated.
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If not, it may contain cheaper fabrics or have been knit too loosely.
Rogers says "soft" commodities like grains, oilseeds and fabrics, which have generally not shared in the boom, are likely to outperform.
In recent years, South Koreans have opened a fabrics factory, hotels and several food processing plants, especially for ginseng, popular with Koreans.
She was told the fabric was circa 1860 and the quilt was put together at the turn of the century so the quilter must have used special fabrics for this heirloom.
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While clothes and fabrics with computer chips and sensors have already been created, particularly for military and technical use, the advantage of the patches lies in their versatility, re-usability and accesibility.
Consumers have more choices in the type of fabrics they wear than ever before.
Continuing with the theme he explored for fall, Altuzarra refined this aesthetic by showing outerwear in lighter fabrics and pairing them with leather dresses that seemed to have been molded on the body.
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Some of the earliest applications of nanomaterials have been in products such as stain-resistant fabrics, self-cleaning windows and harder-wearing tennis balls, but more and more are turning up in cosmetics and skin lotions such as sun-blockers.
His fabrics, such as rich, brushed-wool tweed, could have been found in the closet of an Italian castello.
Even teenagers, with their boundless enthusiasm for looking ridiculous, have to draw the line somewhere, and the artificial fabrics and science-fiction design of glam rock's outfits, which make the costumes in the closing credits of "Mamma Mia!"
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Cheap labour, fiscal support such as duty-free import of fabrics and accessories, and new infrastructure to help smoother, quicker exports have helped the industry grow rapidly.
More refined finishing processes have been developed to improve the feel, drape and comfort of the fabrics.
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The resulting fibers not only have electrical properties that change depending on where they are touched, but they can be woven into fabrics.
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