Ever since the late 19th century, people have experimented with making textiles from natural-source-based gelatine, as a cheaper and less allergenic alternative to wool. Although the emergence of ...

There’s the proverbial saying, “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure,” and as brands continue to tackle and infuse the eco-conscious conversation into their designs, Siri Johansen, ex-head of ...

As explained by the blog Knits and Knots by AME, the term frogging came to be because knitters and crocheters used to say ...

This news release is available in German. Some 70 million tonnes of fibres are traded worldwide every year. Man-made fibres manufactured from products of petroleum or natural gas account for almost ...

Jorhat, July 23: The versatile pineapple, a staple in the Northeast, has found a use even for its "waste." The department of Textiles and Apparel Designing, College of Home Science here has blended ...

Create a beautiful crochet bag using scrap yarn while reducing waste and boosting creativity. The mass media’s blind spot on ...

Hugo Boss says the NovaPoly material incorporates a natural additive that enables the fibres to degrade similarly to how they would in nature. The company developed NovaPoly yarn in collaboration with ...

A textile firm in Turkey's prominent industrial center Bursa, south of Istanbul, daily produces five tons of yarn from plastic bottles, the firm's general director said on Wednesday. "As a result of ...

Tamil Nadu's open-end spinning mills reduce production by 50% due to rising cotton waste costs and falling yarn prices.

Researchers have developed a yarn from ordinary gelatine that has good qualities similar to those of merino wool fibers. Now they are working on making the yarn even more water resistant. Some 70 ...