A jacket made of paper becomes reality.A JACKET MADE OF PAPER BECOMES REALITY. Oji Fiber, an Oji paper group company, Japan, has developed hybrid yarn yarn, fibers or filaments formed into a continuous strand for use in weaving textiles or for the manufacture of thread. A staple fiber, such as cotton, linen, or wool, is made into yarn by carding, combing (for fine, long staples only), drawing out into roving, then , incorporating paper fiber with natural and synthetic fiber Noun 1. synthetic fiber - fiber created from natural materials or by chemical processes man-made fiber fiber, fibre - a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn acrylic, acrylic fiber - polymerized from acrylonitrile . The hybrid yarn is lighter and has less napping than existing fiber. With the demand for highly functional textiles of high quality, Oji developed new yarn using papermaking pa·per·mak·ing n. The process or craft of making paper. pa  per·mak technology. The yarn's characteristics include moisture absorption higher than synthetic fiber. Once made into textile, the fabrics are 20% lighter than traditional fabrics and even work for coats and jackets. Ebetsu Ebetsu (ābā`ts ), city (1990 pop. 97,201), Hokkaido prefecture, central Hokkaido, Japan. It is an industrial suburb of Sapporo and the site of a huge electric power company. mill in Hokkaido plans to produce 30 metric tons in 2004.
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