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To raise awareness about environmental issues and provide a way to keep warm without turning on the heating, Dutch design studio Raw Color has created the Temperature Textiles collection, which is ...

“Side by Side: Color and Textiles” is an exhibition that positions the textile and embroidery work of artists Lialia Kuchma and Anna Kuczma, a Ukrainian American mother-daughter duo, with the work of ...

The desire to apply color to a surface is intrinsic to human nature and humans have searched for natural sources of color since prehistoric times. They found out that some minerals could be ground to ...

Researchers in South Korea have recreated the legendary “sea silk” once prized by emperors, using fibers from a clam ...

The dyes used in the clothing industry almost always come from fossil-fuel-based chemicals. In the long term, this will not ...

Effective communications between design and color teams have long proved challenging, since the process of measuring color is inherently prone to variation. When unchecked, variation can result in ...

Fashion and textiles may be among the last places you’d expect to see innovation. But college researchers in Florida have figured out a revolutionary fabric that can alter its color with a mild change ...

The U.K.’s University of Leeds has launched the Leeds Institute of Textiles and Color (LITAC) to tackle global challenges–such as ones created by fast fashion–and the need for advanced materials, ...

UK researchers have created the first smart fabric that can change shape and color in response to two different stimuli: heat and electricity. The development opens up new possibilities in various ...

Chemists have developed a way to extract natural dyes from ancient textiles while preserving the unique chemical characteristics of each dye. The technique enables the researchers to then identify the ...

Archaeologists are now turning to forensic crime lab techniques to hunt for dyes, paint, and other decoration in prehistoric textiles. Although ancient fabrics can offer clues about prehistoric ...