Ultrasuede

Ultrasuede is the trade name for a synthetic ultra-microfiber fabric invented in 1970 by Dr. Miyoshi Okamoto, a scientist working for Toray Industries.

It is also a very popular fabric in the manufacture of footbags (also known as hacky sacks) and juggling balls.

Other manufacturers such as Sensuede and Majilite also produce similar product lines of synthetic microfiber suede.

[3] It has a woven fabric surface, but resists pilling or fraying because it is combined with a polyurethane foam in a non-woven structure.

Ultrasuede has applications in fashion, including shoes; interior furnishing; industrial uses; and (in a flame retardant version) watercraft, automobile and aircraft seating, dash trimming, headliners and other interior panels.