Reasons to be Cheerful reports on new methods that are turning mountains of old clothes into rack-ready garments amid growing ...

Once a driving force behind Japan’s economic growth and a key industry, the textile sector is now referred to as a “declining ...

Owner Brian Patrick at Union Overall Co. in Norfolk, Virginia, on Jan. 23, 2025. The small batch manufacturer produces ...

Nichols, a fashion devotee and the founder of Vintage Frills Chicago, felt the impact of vintage myths first-hand, now ...

This recall involves TravisMathew adult women's half-zip sweatshirts and women's and men's full-zip and no-zip hoodies in ...

The oldest pieces, of corded fibers, came from the Paisley Caves and date back to 12,700 years ago. It’s not surprising that the oldest identifiable piece of clothing is a shoe. Other textile ...

These fibers are made from a liquid crystal elastomer, which is in an intermediate state between liquid and solid, and are expected to be applicable in fields such as smart clothing and soft robotics.

They are used in electronic devices due to their insulating properties; clothing such as shoes due ... to contain strong materials such as carbon fibers or glass fibers. It's hard to overstate ...

But we haven’t had the systems to do the same with clothing. As a result, only 1% of new clothes on the market are made from old clothes; the other 99% are made from new fibers, which requires ...

"Our ambition is to advance this technology to the next phase of commercialization." Groundbreaking recycling process could ...

If you've ever made kombucha, you will be familiar with the term SCOBY—a symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast. It's impossible to miss—it's the floating biofilm on top of your delicious drink.

The fiber is created using a scalable wet-spinning ... include aiding in cold rescue situations and solar-powered pet clothing to help keep them comfortable when outside during the winter.