A lot of us recycle our old textiles, but few of us know that they are very difficult to re-use, and often end up in landfills anyway. Now, researchers have developed a method that converts cotton ...

Cut the bottom hem off a T-shirt and the raw edge curls. That curl comes from the knitting machine. It pulls the yarn tight while it works.

Weaving has become the technique of choice for many critical medical textiles due to its ability to create precise, complex, ...

If buying it proves to be too costly, you can always make the fabric yourself. But in order to make your own fabric, you'll need to use a Loom. Once you've built the loom you'll be able to put certain ...

In a new study, North Carolina State University researchers demonstrated they could print layers of electrically conductive ink on polyester fabric to make an e-textile that could be used in the ...

The pollution caused by the textile industry is often discussed, but its impact on health is less emphasized. Nevertheless, the petrochemical compounds used in the manufacturing of our clothes have ...