A piece of fabric that almost seems to erase light rather than reflect it now exists, and it starts as soft white wool. When ...

Natural Fiber Welding (NFW) has raised $85 million in series B funding to scale up output of its natural fabric technologies. The Peoria, Illinois–based company, one of C&EN’s 10 Start-Ups to Watch in ...

Wondering how to make natural dyes for wool? How to make natural dyes for cotton? Plant and animal fibers have slightly different requirements, but you can dye both right at home. You might think that ...

Cotton yarns with lignin coating as a protective layer against degradation in soil and reference material without coating. Photo credit, all images: DITF The German Institutes of Textile and Fiber ...

Cotton, and specifically cotton grown in the United States, offers brands and retailers and their customers a compelling fiber solution because the product is a responsibly produced, natural, ...

A UBC research team has developed a cleaner way to produce rayon, a popular fabric used in clothing for more than a century.

Wool blankets are durable, insulating, and breathable. Learn how to wash a wool blanket in the washing machine, by hand, and ...

Natural fibers have many advantages: they are renewable, biodegradable and robust. They are more energy-efficient to produce than glass or carbon fibers, are lighter and have better acoustics. Their ...