An all-Australian team behind a new fabric blending premium cotton and low-value wool hopes it will revitalise domestic clothing manufacture.

A collaboration between scientists, farmers and the fashion industry, the Mud to Marle project set out to shake up textile production in Australia.

"All the things that could be done with textiles, if only we were given the chance rather than constantly asked to do the cheapest, fastest thing," project lead Meriel Chamberlin said.

Looking to tackle some of the biggest issues in the clothing supply chain, the Queensland-based textile scientist wanted to create a sustainable fabric that could be made from start to finish in Australia.

"The idea was: What would it look like if we could combine the natural properties of wool and cotton to create some

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