His mission was to demonstrate to all present that when Tencel® is blended with cotton it would enhance the quality of the fabric. He used two shirts to demonstrate that when a dress shirt is made of a Tencel®/Cotton blended fabric, the shirt would benefit from better easy-care properties; with lower tendency to crease when washed, and thus it becomes easy-to-iron too.
Mr. Gürtler also conducted a washing test with the use of a small tank of water to compare two pieces of fabrics - one in pure cotton, and one blended with Tencel® to show the crease effect between both fabrics.
Mr. Gürtler explained that while the Tencel® fibre's origin is botanic (which means it comes from nature, similar to cotton ), the Tencel® fibre has excellent skin-sensory properties and ensures moisture management, and with good temperature control. Since the fibre swells in a wet state, the formation of creases is minimised during the washing procedure, and when hung up to dry, the creases on shirts with Tencel® will disappear more quickly.
All photos above by Lucia Carpio for My Fashion Connect.
"Even a small blending ratio with Tencel® gives cotton shirts a new definition," said Mr. Gürtler. The addition of Tencel® improves the crease recovery after washing, which leads to a better ironing behaviour." He added that Lenzing now sees the shirting sector to be a growth segment for the Tencel® fibre. "Particularly fabrics of long-staple cotton (high quality cotton used in formal shirts) and Tencel® are unbeatable in terms of the quality and look." At the moment, on the market, some 60% of Tencel® fabrics (certified according to Lenzing's quality criteria) are used for shirts and blouses. Of this, one-third is blended with cotton. Lenzing's goal now is to further increase the share with cotton blends.
Mr. Gürtler explained that while the Tencel® fibre's origin is botanic (which means it comes from nature, similar to cotton ), the Tencel® fibre has excellent skin-sensory properties and ensures moisture management, and with good temperature control. Since the fibre swells in a wet state, the formation of creases is minimised during the washing procedure, and when hung up to dry, the creases on shirts with Tencel® will disappear more quickly.
All photos above by Lucia Carpio for My Fashion Connect.
"Even a small blending ratio with Tencel® gives cotton shirts a new definition," said Mr. Gürtler. The addition of Tencel® improves the crease recovery after washing, which leads to a better ironing behaviour." He added that Lenzing now sees the shirting sector to be a growth segment for the Tencel® fibre. "Particularly fabrics of long-staple cotton (high quality cotton used in formal shirts) and Tencel® are unbeatable in terms of the quality and look." At the moment, on the market, some 60% of Tencel® fabrics (certified according to Lenzing's quality criteria) are used for shirts and blouses. Of this, one-third is blended with cotton. Lenzing's goal now is to further increase the share with cotton blends.
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