Wool in summer? Absolutely. This natural fiber, often associated with winter wear, has surprising warm weather benefits when ...

Yarn is made of continuous, often plied strands of natural or man-made fibers or filaments. Carded / Needlepunched Nonwoven Carded and needle punched nonwovens offer very high loft (low density) at ...

Bamboo fabric, a relative newcomer to the textile world, is making waves in summer fashion for its eco-friendly production ...

These fibers and the polymers that make them are fully formed in nature. So, the fabrics made with these fibers are called natural fabrics. Cotton, linen, silk, wool, cashmere, and burlap are all ...

Solange Knowles, renowned for her eclectic style, serves as a modern muse for Afrocentric fashion. Her celebration of ...

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Cotton (plant) Highly absorbent so is comfortable to wear, strong and durable, easy to care for but can shrink and has poor elasticity so creases Most clothing, bed linen, upholstery fabric and in ...

Using food scraps and natural materials to dye fabrics in beautiful pastel shades is a growing craft movement. We asked an expert how to get started with natural dyeing at home. Welcome to The ...

Wool, wood, cotton, cocoons, coal, and petroleum are natural resources used to make fabrics. The reason each of these very different things can become fabric is that they all share a common chemistry.

We’ve probably all been told that to stay cool and dry, we should wear cotton – and yet sports shops are full of synthetic ‘technical fabrics’ designed to ‘wick away sweat’. So which ...