BURSA, Turkey - Boyteks has developed a magnetic yarn to give therapeutic properties to its upholstery fabrics. It’s part of a larger program to offer customers different finishes including CleanInk, a finish which allows the user to remove ink from a pen with nothing but water. In the case of Magnerest, the magnetic force registers three to four hertz and is designed to help the user relax.,” says Gokmen Kara, Marketing Manager. “This gets us into a new price range at $20 a meter.” The treatment adds about $3 per meter to the cost of the fabric, he adds. Magnetic therapy is not new according to Kara but this is the first time it has been used in textiles, he says. The fabric was introduced at Heimtextil in January. The yarn used is processed at three locations according to company officials. The polyester yarn is made in Holland and is sent for special coating in Sweden and then on to Turkey where it is magnetized by a special machine and to give it the special magnetic properties woven by Boyteks in Bursa. Magnerest comes with point of sale materials for the furniture retailer.