WHAT IS POLYESTER? | S1:E3 | Fibers and Fabrics | Beate Myburgh

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00:19 What is polyester and what is is made from
00:30 Polyester is plastic made from crude oil
01:43 Polyester will make you sweat
02:39 Night sweats
03:28 Micro plastics in our oceans
04:20 Examples of polyester
05:40 Different textures
06:20 Recycling plastic bottles into clothing
06:48 General Pros
07:18 General Cons
08:13 Environmental Pros
08:20 Environmental Cons
Polyester
Polyester is a synthetic petroleum-based fibre, and is therefore a non-renewable carbon-intensive resource. Nearly 70 million barrels of oil are used each year to make polyester around the world, which is now the most commonly used fiber in making clothes.
www.popsci.com/article/cotton...
ecosalon.com/synthetic-fabrics...
sabii.co/blogs/journal/why-we...
austinpublishinggroup.com/tex...
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Microplastic:
www.forbes.com/sites/jamescon...
grist.org/living/2011-12-07-h...
According to a study published in November’s Environmental Science and Technology, nearly 2,000 polyester fibers can shake loose from a single piece of clothing in the wash and, unfortunately, those tiny plastic bits are making their way into the ocean.
Charles Moore, founder of the Algalita Marine Research Foundation, which focuses on plastics in the marine system, says he’s been concerned about microplastics from all sources

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  • @liocaldera390
    @liocaldera3902 жыл бұрын

    I genuinely don’t understand why this isn’t trending and doesn’t have millions of views I feel like no one even knows what polyester even is!?!

  • @BeateMyburgh

    @BeateMyburgh

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. Please go ahead and share.

  • @veronicaneumann329

    @veronicaneumann329

    2 күн бұрын

    So happy I found this. Thank you.

  • @dandeleon2764
    @dandeleon27644 жыл бұрын

    thanks for this video! Very informative, and easy to understand. What really sucks is that athletic clothes is often made with polyester blends, and because you sweat wearing it, those microplastics are going to be washed in washing machines more often! yikes!

  • @BeateMyburgh

    @BeateMyburgh

    4 жыл бұрын

    Pleasure! Exactly, on point.

  • @another3997

    @another3997

    3 жыл бұрын

    Polyester doesn't make you sweat. Sweating is a function of the human body and it's temperature control mechanism. What some polyester fabrics don't do well, is wicking the moisture away. It depends on the structure of the filaments in the yarn and the weave of the fabric. Cotton is comfortable. The fibres absorb moisture, but they also hold on to it for hours, and they lose heat hundreds of times more quickly when wet... which is why sportswear isn't made of cotton.

  • @whitedadsbelikeellow440
    @whitedadsbelikeellow4404 жыл бұрын

    Lol the thumbnail nail gave me a good laugh

  • @aloneinthedark2023
    @aloneinthedark20238 ай бұрын

    Wow, that's amazing. 😮

  • @barimakwasigeo5752
    @barimakwasigeo5752 Жыл бұрын

    Your videos helps me in learning

  • @wiktoria149
    @wiktoria1494 жыл бұрын

    hey, thank you for your videos, they are really helpful and it's clear that you have a huge knowledge about fabrics!

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    2 жыл бұрын

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  • @PaigeMalcolm
    @PaigeMalcolm Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this series !

  • @BeateMyburgh

    @BeateMyburgh

    Жыл бұрын

    My pleasure! Glad you like it :)

  • @kevo7857
    @kevo78573 ай бұрын

    Thank you. Very informative video.

  • @michailmyburgh3503
    @michailmyburgh35034 жыл бұрын

    Very interesting.

  • @durgeshkesharwani7053
    @durgeshkesharwani70533 жыл бұрын

    Very informative in short duration. Very 👍

  • @BeateMyburgh

    @BeateMyburgh

    3 жыл бұрын

    Glad you think so!

  • @tejeswaraasipi9110
    @tejeswaraasipi91102 жыл бұрын

    Thank u ,it's really helpfull

  • @BeateMyburgh

    @BeateMyburgh

    2 жыл бұрын

    Great :)

  • @anoobis8674
    @anoobis86742 жыл бұрын

    very informative video. nice

  • @BeateMyburgh

    @BeateMyburgh

    2 жыл бұрын

    Glad you liked it

  • @masoudabdun-noor8675
    @masoudabdun-noor86753 жыл бұрын

    The breathability or lack thereof correlates more to the density of the weave and than the polyester itself, I’ll tighter weave means less breathability/air permeability

  • @BeateMyburgh

    @BeateMyburgh

    3 жыл бұрын

    I completely agree that wovens vs knits vs interlock knit vs jersey knits makes a difference in the breathability of almost all fabrics and textiles. However, synthetics do not score high on the breathability scale in comparison to their counterparts. theconceptwardrobe.com/build-a-wardrobe/synthetic-fabrics

  • @igaraider
    @igaraider2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you

  • @BeateMyburgh

    @BeateMyburgh

    2 жыл бұрын

    You're welcome!

  • @alishakhan8926
    @alishakhan89263 жыл бұрын

    The worst thing is most of the time polyester is used to make clothes!

  • @BeateMyburgh

    @BeateMyburgh

    3 жыл бұрын

    True! Polyester is everywhere!

  • @Nicolas-ir9xy

    @Nicolas-ir9xy

    Жыл бұрын

    You could argue that cotton isn't renewable either since it destroys ecosystems and requires over 10x more water,

  • @user-gr6vs1nu1n
    @user-gr6vs1nu1n5 ай бұрын

    👍

  • @lksinternational3358
    @lksinternational33583 жыл бұрын

    Thank you mam

  • @BeateMyburgh

    @BeateMyburgh

    3 жыл бұрын

    Most welcome 😊

  • @guntharkoppenstedt7313
    @guntharkoppenstedt73134 жыл бұрын

    I love to wear Suits out of Polyester fabrics. As you say: does not wrinkle to much, easy to clean. Not to sweat in them, i am wearing shirts and underwear out of cotton. That solves the problem of sweating. Cleaning is easy: i leave suits on, when having a shower, or have a nice relaxing foamy spa in them on sundays. They dry easy look like new afterwards and smells good (comes from bathing lotion). I remember commercials in TV beginning 1960s, that you can even jump in the swimming pool in these Suit and have a swimm (what i´m frequently doeing). Tons of fun ....

  • @masoudabdun-noor8675

    @masoudabdun-noor8675

    3 жыл бұрын

    Try smartwool underwear, quite pricey but worth it. Try them for a week and you won’t go back to cotton

  • @shatakshiism
    @shatakshiism2 жыл бұрын

    You are so beautiful! Thanks for the informative video.

  • @BeateMyburgh

    @BeateMyburgh

    2 жыл бұрын

    Very kind of you, thank you!

  • @AliRaza-hf3ed
    @AliRaza-hf3ed3 жыл бұрын

    very good

  • @BeateMyburgh

    @BeateMyburgh

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! Happy you liked it!

  • @whippedculture7633
    @whippedculture76333 жыл бұрын

    I just heard Polydex fabrics? Are they the same with Polyester 😅

  • @BeateMyburgh

    @BeateMyburgh

    3 жыл бұрын

    I see it is a new sports fabric. Yes they will share many properties, but seems like an improved version. You can have a look at this video as well: kzread.info/dash/bejne/nqd33Mp9grmffbw.html

  • @CharlesHarsley
    @CharlesHarsley3 жыл бұрын

    My textiles teacher told me to watch this

  • @BeateMyburgh

    @BeateMyburgh

    3 жыл бұрын

    That is so cool, tell her thanks for the shoutout! Hope you found it helpful. Let me know if you have more questions.

  • @AdamandA2028
    @AdamandA20282 жыл бұрын

    Is it healthy to wear? Does the fibers get in your skin? Cause cancer? Toxic chemicals? Thank you for your video!

  • @BeateMyburgh

    @BeateMyburgh

    2 жыл бұрын

    I don't like wearing it and I know some people with sensitive skin also have trouble wearing it. This Doctor also talks about natural fibers over synthetic for people with sensitive skin: kzread.info/dash/bejne/a2VprLSfeJCwo84.html

  • @petermischler7324
    @petermischler73243 жыл бұрын

    In Germany, we use to sing: "Meine Schwester, die Polyester..."

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    @AnishSingh-qf5kq4 жыл бұрын

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