Farm-to-Garment

Farm-to-Garment is a mini production line situated in an urban factory setting from raw material to garment. The aim of this design is to address climate impacts from traditional garment productions by significantly shortening the supply chain and reducing greenhouse gas emission.

Greenhouse gas (GHG) emission associated to transportation, production, fuel and energy related in clothes-making accounts for 95% of the production.^[1] Packing all steps in a single space, Farm-to-Garment makes the cotton supply chain short and reduces GHG emission and waste in each step.

[1] Swedish Textile Initiative for Climate Action, “2022 Progress Report,” the-swedish-textile-initiative-for-climate-action.pdf (eurofins.com)

Step 1: Cotton Farming

Cultivate extra-long staple (ELS) cotton indoors using a vertical hydroponic setting.

(Project details: https://www.hkrita.com/en/our-innovation-tech/projects/hydroponic-cultivation-for-cotton)

Step 2: Ginning

Remove the seeds from cotton fibres

Step 3: Opening, Cleaning, Carding

Open cotton fibres into small tufts and divide them into fibre clumps and remove impurities. Separate fibre clumps into individual fibres and orient them into sliver

Step 4: Drawing

Elongate several slivers into one to straighten fibres and improve evenness

Step 5: Ring Spinning

Feed sliver into spinning machine and twist fibres into single yarn

Step 6: Doubling & Twisting

Twist single yarns into ply yarn to enhance strength and balance torque

Step 7: Knitting

Carry out knitting process with the options of knitted panels or 3D fully fashioned garments