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Future Fibres Network Plus @ffnplus.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Can biotic textiles deliver sustainability benefits in everyday wear? 👉 See our 3-minute summary for Spores & Chores here: futurefibresnetworkplus.com/mini-project...

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Future Fibres Network Plus @ffnplus.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

📣Have our mini-projects helped meet FFN+'s objectives? 👉Here's a 3-minute summary of what Increasing Textile Circularity has achieved: circulartextilesportal.org/projects/inc...

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Future Fibres Network Plus @ffnplus.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

❓ How have our mini-projects helped meet Future Fibres Network's objectives? See what CollaborAcademy has accomplished here: 👇https://circulartextilesportal.org/projects/future-fibres-collaboracademy/

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Future Fibres Network Plus @ffnplus.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

🙌Our January Newsletter has just been published! See the link here👇: createsend.com/t/r-0075F632...

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Future Fibres Network+ Newsletter January '26☔

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Future Fibres Network Plus @ffnplus.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

🦕We are delighted to have hosted such a successful event themed- Fashion and Textiles: The threads run much deeper than the ‘plastics problem’ at the @Natural History Museum. We shared successes and what’s still to come. Thank you to all the attendees for their great contributions!

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Future Fibres Network Plus @ffnplus.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

🪡 Read the latest project NEWS in which Dr Ruth Cherrington reflects on the emerging themes from her mini project, The Business of Repair. Here are few she mentions: 🧵 Repair as a brand differentiator 🧵 Operational complexity 🧵 Consumer behaviour 👉https://futurefibresnetworkplus.com/1750-2/

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Future Fibres Network Plus @ffnplus.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Check out our November newsletter! 👉https://createsend.com/t/r-320FFAF83B40E9E72540EF23F30FEDED

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Future Fibres Network Plus @ffnplus.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Still space for tomorrow evening in London! Book here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/finisterre...

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Future Fibres Network Plus @ffnplus.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Link here 👇 : createsend.com/t/r-B8A950C2...

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Future Fibres Network Plus @ffnplus.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

📢 New Blog post available from Ben Parker from the @exeter.ac.uk ❓ How has your network grown through Future Fibres Network Plus? 👉https://futurefibresnetworkplus.com/future-fibres-network-network-activity-summary/

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Future Fibres Network Plus @ffnplus.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

link here: 👉https://futurefibresnetworkplus.com/recycled-neoprene-what-the-public-thinks-vs-what-the-specialists-say/

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Future Fibres Network Plus @ffnplus.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

📢 Project Announcement! Find more details of our new NERC: (Natural Environment Research Council)-funded project below 👇

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Future Fibres Network Plus @ffnplus.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

What makes this network unique? Here's Richard Blackburn, Deputy PI talking at the Design Museum, on why the collaborations between environmental scientists and designers can shape the fashion of the future. #circularfashion #SustainableFashion #FutureFibresNetworkPlus youtube.com/shorts/wvVaa...

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Richard Blackburn at the Design Museum

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Future Fibres Network Plus @ffnplus.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Watch Prof Tamara Galloway introduce our 2nd Townhall Meeting at the Design Museum this summer. A year after we announced the launch of our Flexible Fund for mini research projects, our project partners provide updates on their exciting work and achievements so far. youtube.com/shorts/C7m9g...

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Tamara Galloway at the Design Museum

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Future Fibres Network Plus @ffnplus.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

🎤 Dr Abigail Irving-Munro heads up the Network Plus in Circular Fashion & Textiles Programme Co-ordination Team Early Career Researchers network. Watch her talking recently at FFN+ Townhall #2 event at the Design Museum about the importance of creating such a network. youtube.com/shorts/GvBzn...

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Abigail Irving Munroe at the Design Museum

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Future Fibres Network Plus @ffnplus.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

Our latest newsletter has just been published! See the link here: createsend.com/t/r-BA1A9C82...

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🌴Future Fibres Network Plus July 2025 Newsletter🥼

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Future Fibres Network Plus @ffnplus.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

📽️Watch Peter Palmer from Circular Flow present how Natural Environment Research Council funding is helping improve the current neoprene (what wetsuits are made from) 🏄 recycling landscape in the UK. www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-_F...

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Peter Palmer at the Design Museum

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Future Fibres Network Plus @ffnplus.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

📰 See the latest events and news in our June newsletter here 👇 ! To subscribe go to the website. createsend.com/t/r-7ECE34A8...

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👚Future Fibres Network Plus June 2025 Newsletter♻️

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Future Fibres Network Plus @ffnplus.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

At our 2nd Townhall meeting we heard from experts about how our projects are embedding circular principles at the heart of the fashion & textile sector. Here, Rachel Singer from ReLondon hopes to influence a wide audience with her project UP (more info on website). youtube.com/shorts/I41Q7...

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Rachel Singer at the Design Museum

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Future Fibres Network Plus @ffnplus.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

🎤 **Mini project Interview** ❓ Have you ever thought about where your wetsuit goes when you’ve finished with it? Here’s an interview with Dr Katie Major-Smith from one of the newly-funded NERC projects below: youtu.be/Q1MlzFbh7d4 Special thanks to Tikisurfshop.com

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Tiki Surf Shop - European Dealer surf equipment

Rivenditore Starboard - JpAustralia - Neilpryde - Naish - F2 - Duotone - Simmer - Severne - HaydenShape - Torq - Nsp - Prolimit - Quiksilver - O'neilll - Dakine - Takayama

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Future Fibres Network Plus @ffnplus.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

📽️In this video Professor Mahbub Hassan from the University of the Arts London explains how the work he and his team at Sequinova and the University of Exeter are carrying out on sustainable sequins can help make the fashion industry more responsible👇 youtu.be/ZHmVCWTQNkI

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Project 7 _Bio Based Sequins_FV

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Future Fibres Network Plus @ffnplus.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

📽️ *Project Interview * As a project we want to ensure that we leave a legacy by innovating in both🎓education and skills in the Fashion and Textile Industry. Rosie Hornbuckle from @unioftheartslondon.bsky.social is PI of CollaborAcademy. 👓Take a look! 👇https://youtu.be/866oUosmuI0

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CollaborAcademy

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Future Fibres Network Plus @ffnplus.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Interview with Prof Stephen Russell How can we help reduce the c1.4 million tonnes of UK’s textile waste? We can make our economy more circular by developing the UK’s infrastructure for handling post-consumer waste, allowing it to be used optimally by end-of-life markets. youtu.be/KkMgBf7BITE

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UP (Unlocking potential of post-consumer textiles…)

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Future Fibres Network Plus @ffnplus.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

🎤 **Mini Project Interview** How can we help deal with athletic attire being thrown away prematurely due to malodour? By co-designing biotic textiles and care products. See this short video from Dr Angela Sherry for more details! futurefibresnetworkplus.com/ff/fabriotic/

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Fabriotic

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Future Fibres Network Plus @ffnplus.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Our March Newsletter has just been published! Follow the link here for all the latest news! createsend.com/t/r-1BE4FAA9...

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🗞️Future Fibres Network Plus February 2025 Newsletter

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Future Fibres Network Plus @ffnplus.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

To address one of the most environmentally damaging processes in the textile supply chain the University of Leeds has partnered with Keracol Ltd. 🎥 👇 See this short video from Dr Joseph Houghton for more details. futurefibresnetworkplus.com/ff/coloratio...

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Coloration in Flow

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Future Fibres Network Plus @ffnplus.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

🎤Project News! 🤝 UAL and University of Leeds have partnered with Ananas Anam and Salt.Fabrics , thanks to funding from NERC. To see more watch an interview with Dr @Helen Paine, the project's PI. 👉https://futurefibresnetworkplus.com/ff/all-cellulose-composite/

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Future Fibres Network Plus @ffnplus.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

*Project News!* Work has started on the Increasing Textile Circularity Project which received funding from NERC recently. Follow the link to hear a video interview with Max Kelly from University of Plymouth who is working with industry partner Plan B. futurefibresnetworkplus.com/ff/increasin...

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Increasing Textile Circularity

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Future Fibres Network Plus @ffnplus.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

🗣️ Future Fibres Network Plus's latest newsletter (February) has been published ⬇️ You can find the link here. Subscribe on the website for future issues to be delivered straight to your inbox 😊 createsend.com/t/r-0C702FE2...

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🗞️Future Fibres Network Plus February 2025 Newsletter

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Future Fibres Network Plus @ffnplus.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

🦭“Where are the fibres we are finding in the stomachs of marine life coming from? 🦀What can we do to mitigate this?“ asked Dr Ceri Lewis, at @exeter.ac.uk at the 'Network Talk' 👇 recently. Future Fibres Network+ is connecting many disciplines in the fashion and textile industry. More details 🔻.

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Future Fibres Network Plus @ffnplus.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

🔊 Final Project Announcement! Mini project #8: Coloration in Flow: University of Leeds has partnered with industry coloration specialist, Keracol Limited Ltd. More details 👇! @unioftheartslondon.bsky.social @exeter.ac.uk @ukri.org

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Future Fibres Network Plus @ffnplus.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

🔈 Project announcement #7! ♻️ Increasing Textile Circularity: A collaboration between University of Plymouth and industry partner Plan B, Europe’s first textile to textile polyester recycler. Details below 👇! 👕 @universityofleeds.bsky.social @exeter.ac.uk @unioftheartslondon.bsky.social

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Future Fibres Network Plus @ffnplus.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

📣 Project announcement #5! Thanks to funding from @ukri.org we have collaborated with @unioftheartslondon.bsky.social to help create a ground-breaking syllabus. Details below 👇. #circularfashion #SustainableFashion #FutureFibresNetworkPlus @exeter.ac.uk @universityofleeds.bsky.social

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Future Fibres Network Plus @ffnplus.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

🎆 Happy New Year from the team! 📣 Project announcement #4: Bio-based Sequins funded by @ukri.org: a partnership between @unioftheartslondon.bsky.social, @exeter.ac.uk & industry partner Sequinova. #circularfashion #SustainableFashion #FutureFibresNetworkPlus @universityofleeds.bsky.social

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Future Fibres Network Plus @ffnplus.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

🎄 Merry Christmas Eve! 🎄 A great article to read over the Christmas period on the importance of making sportswear sustainable. @unioftheartslondon.bsky.social is a partner of the project. Our new mini project, Fabriotic, is helping to lengthen the life of sportswear. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articl...

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Sports Personality of the Year: Imogen Grant wears upcycled dress

Olympic rowing champion Imogen Grant graced the Sports Personality of the Year red carpet wearing a dress made from upcycled kit.

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Future Fibres Network Plus @ffnplus.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

📣 Project announcement!! We would like to share the details of mini project #3:Unlocking Potential of Post-consumer Textiles. A partnership between @universityofleeds.bsky.social, ReLondon and UKFT Association. #circularfashion #SustainableFashion #FutureFibresNetworkPlus

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Future Fibres Network Plus @ffnplus.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

💬 Future Fibres Network+ latest Fibre Talks from Rosie Hornbuckle is now available on the website. 👇 In Fibre Talks #3 Rosie is talking about Designing dialogue, communication, education & engagement. Our next Fibre Talk will be available soon! futurefibresnetworkplus.com/fibre-talks/

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Fibre Talks

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Global Systems Institute @gsiexeter.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Join the GSI for our final seminar of the year with @cezzalew.bsky.social, Associate Prof in Marine Biology and Assistant Director of the GSI, on 'Why we need a global plastics treaty'. Please email infoGSI@exeter.ac.uk to confirm your attendance. #GSI #UniversityofExeter #MarineBiology

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University of Exeter @exeter.ac.uk · 04/12/2024

A plan to develop the UK’s first wetsuit recycling facility is among 8 new projects funded by Future Fibres Network Plus. The network brings environmental science into the UK clothing and textile sector. Wetsuits are made from neoprene but there's no way of recycling them. tinyurl.com/bd6ap8m5

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UK wetsuit recycling among new ‘future fibres’ projects

A plan to develop the UK’s first wetsuit recycling facility is among eight new projects funded by Future Fibres Network Plus. Future Fibres Network Plus – which aims to bring environmental science into the heart

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