Home bedding & bath linens are a huge opportunity in the circular economy. Often made up of mono-materials, like 100% cotton and 100% linen, they are what we call high value textiles, the types that can be easily fiber-to-fiber recycled and entered back into new textiles streams. But what about the fabric of parachutes? Nylon is hard to process and therefore rarely recycled.
Parachute upcycling: The fabric is soft, ultralight and semi-transparent and 100% nylon // SLOWLY Brand on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stay_slowly/
https://slowlyupcycling.com/shop
Garments Made out of Parachute Fabric
maharishi 5091 Upcycled Parachute Kimono for €515: https://www.maharishistore.com/products/5091-upcycled-parachute-kimono-olive
Calling your product Parachute Hoodie can lead to some confusion. Reading the name, I thought the hood would blow up into a large canopy to slow down your descent when you jump out of a plane. But, alas, it doesn’t. Instead, it’s actually just a good-looking hoodie made from recycled parachute materials. Made in Switzerland, the garments are constructed out of surplus Swiss military air-brake parachutes. Each Parachute Hoodie uses two different colors (orange and white) of the parachutes as its primary material. For further military surplus recycling, it also uses tape taken from the original parachutes for the seams, as well as jersey cuffs ripped out of military balaclavas. Only 100 of the garments have been made, all of them handcrafted. Further: Parachute Hoodies https://www.coolthings.com/parachute-hoodies/
FIELDSOUTFITTING
Upcycled Parachute Jacket (Large – D.65.23) Price $165: https://www.fieldsoutfitting.com/collections/baumm
Paragliding Jacket: https://owlstore.eu/en/producto/retro-4/
Paraglider upcycling windbreaker with zip, two outer pockets with zippers and inner pocket with zip, wide cut and longer hem on the back.
- Outer fabric: 100% Upcycling Paragliders – 100% Rypstop Nylon
- Lining: 50% Recycled Cotton / 50% Recycled Weight – 150gr / m2 Certified by: RECYCLED-COTEXMO®
- Maintenance: For greater durability of the material and its attributes such as impermeability, we advise cleaning with a damp cloth, in case of washing: Cold wash, iron at low temperature, do not use dryer.
Parachute Shorts for 185,00 €: https://owlstore.eu/en/producto/parachute-upcycling-pants/
Vanderstore’s Post on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vanderstore/p/C_wmvuyxUhT/?img_index=2
RЕwind is a Ukrainian clothing brand for adventurers with the wind in their hearts and the sea in their minds. REwind recycles old used sails and reinvents them into stylish items of clothing: polo, jackets, pants, mittens and backpacks.: https://rewind.com.ua/collections/demilitarization
DEMANO Shop creates bags from various outdoor fabrics, also Kitesurf Sails and Parachutes: https://demano.net/en/bum-bags/2023-joanmini-bag-from-recycled-parachutedark-green.html
Further Research Ideas:
- How to source fabric from suppliers
- Collecting ideas for the use of white fabric from rescue canopies
- Textile research: Nylon fabric behavoir when sewing
