In 1969 the team received a patent for a "method for producing resilient cotton fabrics through partial esterification".
Rather than a civic plaza made from polished stone, new public gathering spaces could be softly layered, their resilient woven fabrics arranged in multiple hovering skins.
The modern machine, based on one originally devised in 1783, consists of a large central cast-iron cylinder over which passes a thick endless blanket providing a resilient support for the fabric.
Because they are made of lightweight fabrics - usually resilient synthetics - they can be packed, rolled up, tossed around, sat on for hours and still spring back to stylish life.
This starting point, paired with the presence of a deeper shared intention or purpose, triggers stakeholders to dedicate their efforts to long-term co-investments that nourish resilient relationships and stimulate a social fabric of trust.
As they state, 'professional values, affirmed over centuries and woven into the fabric of healthcare organizations, are resilient enough to frustrate many attempts to "engineer" change from above' (Scott et al., 2003, p. 117).
Hopper sourced 1920s clothing for up to 1,000 people; this was difficult because the fabrics of the period were not resilient.
"This is the fabric of life, how strong families are, how resilient families are".
Dissent and defiance in Homs, its residents say, have become knitted into the city's fabric, signaling to the government that however ferocious the repression, it will face a resilient opposition for the foreseeable future.
These were bred to be more resilient and easier for farmers to raise, producing silk threads with the strength required for high-quality fabric.
