Achieving sustainability in home furnishings is a work in progress. Saana Baker (Photo by Rayon Richards) For example, over the past five years, the most significant development in the textile ...

Most of the discussion in sustainable textiles has centered around the fibers–manufacturers making a switch to organic cotton, or creating fabrics from natural, easily-renewable materials like bamboo ...

Dutch textile innovation company Byborre is merging the textile sector’s physical and digital world with the design tool Create serving as the portal between both. Create is digital design software ...

The Bird Island Cultural Centre is playing host to an exhibit by textile artist Heather MacKenzie through the month of March. MacKenzie, of Minneapolis, weaves in challenging ways and takes ...

Cellulose-based textile material can make the clothing sector more sustainable. Currently, cellulose-based textiles are mainly made from wood, but a study headed by researchers from Chalmers ...

Textile scientists in Colorado have found a way to make clothing out of the stuff used in jiggly, jewel-colored desserts. Gelatin, a byproduct of the meat and leather industries, can be spun into ...

Gaston College students interested in studying the manufacturing of textiles will soon have not only a new program, but also a new building for classes. Gaston College partnered with North Carolina ...