underwear and bedding Acrylic Like all synthetic fibres, has good strength with good elastic properties so doesn’t crease, has poor absorbency but can be a good insulator if crimp is added to ...

Synthetic textiles were once hailed as the future of fashion. Now, we all have to reckon with the consequences.

spider silk has long eluded efficient synthetic replication, in part because it has been challenging to replicate the complex transition from liquid precursors to highly structured fibres.

Government of India Ministry of Commerce & Industry Department of Commerce Directorate General of Foreign Trade Vanijya Bhawan Subject: Amendment in Import Policy and Import Policy Condition of ...

The Bureau of Meteorology has warned Australia is facing one of the hottest summers on record. As the weather warms, many of us reach for light-coloured clothes in natural fabrics, such as cotton and ...

Twisting the fibers together makes a strong yarn. Finally, using tools or machines, people weave or knit the yarn together to make fabric. Cotton, linen, silk, wool, cashmere, and burlap are all ...

"This is pure fast fashion." Fashion expert issues warning about trend to avoid at all costs: 'The fashion industry is ...

What's happening is those captured fibres, along with biosolid sludge, are then being applied to cropland or simply buried in landfills. "I hear people say that the synthetic microfibre problem ...

We’ve probably all been told that to stay cool and dry, we should wear cotton – and yet sports shops are full of synthetic ‘technical fabrics’ designed to ‘wick away sweat’. So which ...