Modernizing Without Losing Identity

Research &
Innovation.

HFMN promotes research and innovation to modernize Nepal's traditional textile sectors without losing their cultural and ecological identity.

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Field 01
Applied research, honest to the cluster.
Where science meets tradition

Modern methods, kept close to the fibre.

HFMN promotes research and innovation to modernize Nepal's traditional textile sectors without losing their cultural and ecological identity. Every question we open — from mulberry variety to lot traceability — is answered inside a cluster, with the people who will use the result.

Laboratory & Testing
Laboratory & Testing
Focus Field Book

Thirteen open questions.

A working index of HFMN's live and forthcoming field studies across Nepal's fibre landscape.

F01 Silk research
F01 · Specimen

Improve raw silk quality across mulberry regions.

Applied Field trial Lab
F02 Mulberry varieties
F02 · Specimen

Screen mulberry cultivars for altitude and season.

Applied Field trial Lab
F03 Silkworm disease control
F03 · Specimen

Reduce cocoon loss through disease management.

Applied Field trial Lab
F04 Cocoon quality
F04 · Specimen

Standardise cocoon grading and reelability.

Applied Field trial Lab
F05 Natural fiber testing
F05 · Specimen

Publish tensile and hand-feel benchmarks for allo, hemp, banana.

Applied Field trial Lab
F06 Wool quality improvement
F06 · Specimen

Micron mapping across Himalayan flocks.

Applied Field trial Lab
F07 Natural colorant research
F07 · Specimen

Catalogue dye plants and pigment yield.

Applied Field trial Lab
F08 Eco-dyeing technology
F08 · Specimen

Low-water, low-mordant dye protocols.

Applied Field trial Lab
F09 Handloom design innovation
F09 · Specimen

Contemporary pattern drafts for heritage looms.

Applied Field trial Lab
F10 Textile blends
F10 · Specimen

Silk-wool, allo-cotton and hemp blend recipes.

Applied Field trial Lab
F11 Quality standards
F11 · Specimen

HFMN specification manual and grading rubric.

Applied Field trial Lab
F12 Digital traceability
F12 · Specimen

Lot record from cluster to shelf.

Applied Field trial Lab
F13 ESG reporting
F13 · Specimen

Batch-level environmental and social disclosure.

Applied Field trial Lab
Collaborators

Possible partnerinstitutions.

  • Silk Research and Innovation Center
    Research Center
  • Silk Academy of Nepal
    Academy
  • Handloom Academy of Nepal
    Academy
  • Universities
    Academic
  • Technical Schools
    Technical Education
  • Local Governments
    Government
  • International Research Partners
    International
Open Questions Board

Studying · piloting · inviting.

Studying now

Provenance & traceability

How light-touch a digital lot record can be while still holding up to buyer audit.

Piloting

Low-water natural dyes

Reducing water use per kilo of dyed yarn without losing fastness.

Inviting into

Fibre benchmarks

Co-authoring open reference data for allo, hemp, banana and Himalayan wool.

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