“If Suzanne Lee's work catches on, one day we may exchange clothing recipes the way we swap casserole concoctions:
Mix bacteria and yeast.
Add mixture to a large tub of sweetened green tea (any sweet solution will do.)
Let sit undisturbed for two to three weeks.
A "mat" will form on the surface. Remove and let dry.
Discard the solution.
Use the mat to sew a traditional garment.
Lee, 41, is a British fashion designer and the driving force behind BioCouture, a method she created for growing clothes from a bacterial/cellulose solution that may be the ultimate eco-friendly operation requiring few environment-taxing resources to produce.”
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