Finally, An Authentic 'Tea-Shirt'
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Coming soon to a store near you - A t-shirt made from 'tea' - And we are not talking something simply dyed with the leaves, but an entirely new material made from the world's favorite drink!
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The amazing cloth is the result of a collaboration between Professor Freemont at London's Imperial College and fashion designer Suzanne Lee, who wished to invent a new green fabric for the fashion industry.
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To manufacture the material, green tea, sugar and a number of nutrients are first mixed together to make a soup-like concoction. Bacteria are slowly added to this mixture over the course of few days. As it blends in, it helps create clumps of cellulose that rise to the surface. These are removed and spun into a fabric that is extremely lightweight but has a texture that resembles leather.
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Suzanne who has used the fabric to make a range of clothes ranging from shirts to dresses and even shoes, is tweaking the manufacturing process a little more, after which she hopes to introduce it to the mainstream market.
Sources: telegraph.co.uk,vouchercodes.co.uk, mircrobeworld.org, inewide.com
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- gumball55over 12 yearsawsome so this is so cool i would love to get this tea shirt
- BubbleJuiceover 12 yearsI dont know if it would be comftorbbla
- BubbleJuiceover 12 yearsThat is totally gross! THe only one I would consider wearing is thet jean like jacket
- bobooover 12 yearswhat is it made of???
- dachampover 12 yearsTea shirt.............
- Travelgirlover 13 yearslololollll
- criticover 13 yearsthats uggggggggggly
- ear over 13 yearsthe people who make the shirts should make them in china and England were they drink the most tea
- earover 13 yearsthe people who make them in ENGLAND and CHINA were they drink the most tea :):):):):):):):):):):):)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- ms .siyanaover 13 yearsthat is so cool