Neural network proved highly effective in 763 fabric dyeing trials. By Innovation in Textiles 11th June 2025 Raleigh, NC, USA Machine learning can help reduce textile manufacturing waste by more accurately mapping how colours will change during the dyeing process, according to a new...Read More

Fashion has a problem with unsustainable business practices which impacts not only on the environment, but also on the people making the products. But all’s not grim, however. Even within this space, some brands have cut through the greenwashing noise and stand out for complete transparency...Read More

An ex-Infosys trainee finds a soulful way to preserve wedding memories—one petal at a time. Discover how flowers are turning into timeless fashion keepsakes. author-image By Tiyasa Das 28th May 2025 14:14 IST In a time when WhatsApp messages and online gift cards have replaced...Read More

By Brenda Troutman 27th May, 2025. Consumers now demand more from the shops where they spend their money. The story behind a shirt or a pair of sneakers matters just as much as style or price. Shoppers want clean water, safer work conditions, less waste, and low carbon footprints built into...Read More

For 1,500 years, Mexico’s Mixtec people have extracted ink from the rare purpura snail to dye yarn. But they fear the species – and their rich tradition – may soon be lost for ever Photographs by Mauricio Palos By Andrzej Rybak The age of extinction is supported by...Read More

By Esther Nakkazi This article was supported by SGCI. Speed read -Researchers in Uganda turn banana waste into fibre for textiles and hair extensions -Research shows indigenous ‘Kayinja’ variety produces strong, spinnable fibre -Regulatory barriers and high production costs...Read More

Locals Also Trying to Reinvigorate Cultivation of Hakushu Cotton By Kodai Fujimoto  Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer 11:30 JST, 10th April, 2025 YONAGO, Tottori — Yumihama gasuri is a traditional cotton fabric produced in western Tottori Prefecture. The textile was originally...Read More

The loom was about "preserving history" and "bringing people together", a spokesperson said By Hayley Coyle 20th April 2024 BBC News, Yorkshire Visitors to Bradford Cathedral are to get the chance to use a loom to help weave a tapestry celebrating the city's...Read More

By Shalini Umachandran 29th March 2025 COURTESY MUSEUM OF ART & PHOTOGRAPHY Textile labels, late 19th–early 20th century, chromolithograph. There’s an uncanny resemblance between a work of art shown at Bengaluru’s Museum of Art & Photography last year and one at...Read More

By Sheikh Saifur Rahman 08th Mar 2025, 11:02 The world renowned gossamer-fine Dhaka Muslin spun from Phuti Karpas cotton disappeared from the scene. The intricate craftsmanship was lost to the world. A few years ago, Dhaka Muslin saw a revival. A group of skilled artisans in Bangladesh...Read More