Ask someone in your home to cut a piece of either the cotton or polyester string or yarn without telling you which one it is. Then place this unknown sample in the dye bath. Compare the results to ...

In Mexico's remote southern mountains, a Oaxaca artisan cooperative is keeping old traditions alive while supporting isolated ...

The warp thread is dyed but the weft thread is ... When heated, most dyes penetrate the cotton fibers but indigo dye attaches to the fiber's surface, instead. The result? During each wash, some ...

The dyeing process itself represents a major advance in simplicity and efficiency. The researchers mixed photonic nanopigments with water-based acrylic emulsion (WA), tannic acid (TA), and a small ...