DULUTH — If you knock on Maria Combs' front door in the winter, you may notice an abundance of ice cube trays stacked just outside. You may mistakenly assume that Combs is just a fan of cold drinks, ...

Arimatsu, in central Japan, is the town that tie-dye built. Along its historic main street, fabric merchant houses have stood for centuries. When shopkeepers hang out their shingles here, the signs ...

There are thousands of natural materials that make glorious colors in fabric, from rhubarb and dahlias to indigo and groundnuts. Natural dyeing is an ancient tradition, and the techniques behind this ...

In a significant stride towards sustainable textile manufacturing, scientists have ingeniously harnessed the capabilities of ...

Fabrics with electrical functionality have been around for several years, but are very rarely used in mainstream clothing. The fabrics are very expensive and the supply can be unreliable. Frustrated ...

With plastic waste, carbon emissions and landfills clogged with clothes at the forefront of people’s minds, fabric and textile dyeing is often overlooked when it comes to fashion’s impact on the ...