Fragile fibers like lotus silk and vicuña wool are ... here's how some of the world's most expensive fabrics are made. Here in northern Bolivia, a kilogram of this vicuña wool can sell for ...

It was also one of the turning points in consumer history. There had been "artificial' fibers before: rayon, developed as early as 1855, was a synthetic creation made from wood pulp. But nylon was the ...

In the new BOH series What I Wish Designers Knew, we ask an industry expert to share the ins and outs of their category in ...

Textile-to-textile recycler Circulose is working with a familiar face. The Swedish company—previously known as Renewcell before filing for bankruptcy in 2024 and re-emerging months later under ...

While shopping for activewear, you’ll undoubtedly see plenty of marketing copy touting the benefits of both natural and ...

They are all made of very long molecules called polymers. Not all polymers are good for making fabric, though. The polymers that are the building blocks of fabrics are special because they clump ...