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“Connor’s shoes were bothering him yesterday; I think his feet have already grown out of that size. I’m going to take him to the store. Hopefully we’ll find some better shoes before we do the Cape Alava Trail tomorrow. Maisie, can you think of anything you might want? Any shopping you’d like to do? Or would you prefer to relax here at the motel with Jack?”

We’re on our way to the Cape Alava Trail.

Much of the science involved in making the fibre has been around since the 1980s, says Mr Alava, but rapid technological advancements in the last few years have finally made large-scale production a more realistic possibility.

"It's a premium quality textile fibre, which looks and feels natural - like cotton," says Mr Alava, rubbing his own navy blue tee between his fingers.

Mr Alava explains that the product is produced through a complex, multi-step process which starts with shredding old textiles and removing synthetic materials and dyes, and ends with a new fibre, regenerated from extracted cellulose.