International Textile

Mind your textile waste: Infographic

Here's the skinny on trash trends: Of the roughly 13 million tons of textiles tossed each year, only about 15% are recovered for reuse or recycling.

How To Clean Textile Motorcycle Gear

When it comes to textile motorcycle gear, there’s a fine line between looking well-traveled and being just plain dirty.

What Is Batik? A Look at the Indonesian Textile

This wax-resist dyeing technique is all the rage in home decor.

Your Chemical Questions Answered by a Textile Chemist

Ever wonder about how Coyuchi cotton textiles are made? We accumulated your questions regarding chemicals in Coyuchi cotton textiles and asked a textile chemist to help us answer your questions in detail. We hope this provides more clarity into our product

How to Decorate Your Home With Twill, This Winter's Hottest Textile

Do you have the will for twill? This versatile fabric is making waves—er, weaves—this season for its utility and rich texture.

A Textile Designer Turns to Natural Stone

“We knew Lori would appreciate the challenge of creating her signature textural effect in natural stone, and that she would help us deliver a fresh design carved in classic favorites like Bianco Carrara and Bardiglio marble,” says Nancy Epstein, founder and CEO of Artistic Tile. The resulting collections are organic, nature-inspired, super tactile, and very dimensional, either in actuality or visually.

How Vietnam’s textile industry is trying to be more eco-friendly

The world’s fifth biggest textiles and garment exporter, Vietnam is cracking down on polluters, while foreign investors are building new factories to higher standards and using more environmentally friendly manufacturing processes

These Eye-Catching Bricks Are Made from Textile Waste

French company FabBRICK upcycles old clothes into bricks that can be used for decorative purposes and thermal or acoustic insulation.

Textile waste can be made into fabrics that are even better than the original

The dissolving of textile waste offers the opportunity to return large volumes of waste to textile production. Novel and efficient methods will be able to recover cellulose molecules, providing one way of resolving the limitations soon to be placed on the use of landfill sites. Such methods will also serve to promote the efficient use of materials. VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland is currently developing methods for handling large quantities of textile waste material.

3 Bay Area Textile Designers To Have On Your Radar

Here's how they translate their environments into luxurious fabrics for both home decor and apparel.

Vibe-ing explores the possibilities of self-healthcare in textile design

An innovative garment joins the ranks of high-tech fashion by combining vibration therapy with textile technology.

How a 4,000 Year Old Textile Became a Beloved—and Ubiquitous—Design Accessory

The history of the block print spans continents and generations.

5 sculpture artists using textile techniques

These 5 sculpture artists use textiles and mixed media to break free from the concept of the “decorative” and focus more on a message and goal.

Clothing to dye for: the textile sector must confront water risks

Technology is being developed to reduce water use in dyeing but the use and abuse of water to dye clothing continues

10 Sustainable textile innovations everyone should know

Excessive water and chemical usage, overproduction and the inability to deal with overstock - the garment and textile industry, ever so anxious to be fashion forward, is far behind when it comes to processes and environmental consciousness. Yet, it i

There is more to closed-loop textile recycling than technological innovation

Without engaged consumers, incentivised retailers and appropriate collections systems, fashion will remain a wasteful industry

You did it! Toxic chemical banned in EU textile imports