Aisha Karim

Wet Season Textiles

Innisfail, QLD · 17.5220° S, 146.0300° E

Manufacturing & Circular EconomyNew materialsWaste to product

What I'm fixing

Fibre burnt in a paddock while we import fabric.

Small, local processing instead of one giant mill.

Process

Decortication and drying tuned to banana pseudostem.

Product

Pressed board samples for packaging and interiors.

Product

Raw and processed fibre · Material samples

Application

New materials · Waste to product · Packaging

Current focus

A consistent fibre spec and three product trials.

Looking for

Processing equipment · Spinning partner · Product designers

What problem are you solving?: Banana and cane leave mountains of fibre-rich waste, and the region imports every metre of fabric it uses.
Who does it help?: Growers with a waste problem, and makers who want a local material.
What is the innovation?: A small-scale decortication and non-woven line turning crop waste into fibre, board and textile.
What are your barriers?: Equipment cost and seasonal supply; nobody locally can spin what we make.
What do you need?: Processing equipment, a spinning partner, and product developers to design with the fibre.
Would you like to collaborate?: Yes — I make the material, I need people who make things.

Can offer

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