A visual expression of happiness in fabric form, tie-dye, in all of its Technicolor glory, is the kind of mood boost we need now—particularly as we’ve been stuck in the same-old confines of home.

Researchers at Texas Tech University working in advanced textiles have developed a new method to remove toxic dyes from wastewater. And natural sunlight has a lot to do with the process. In ...

African textile dyes have a rich history, rooted in the continent's diverse cultures and traditions. These natural dyes, ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A precious ancient scarlet-red dye has been identified on ...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has created a set of test textile materials to support the ...

A new exhibition is coming to the Windham Textile and History Museum. Senior Curator Quinlan Keraney’s new exhibition “Dyed in the Wool” will present the history of textile days through ...

The dyes used in the clothes industry almost always come from fossil-fuel based chemicals. In the long-term, this will not be sustainable. In Sweden, scientists in the EU research project Locality are ...

Since antiquity, humans have obtained colors from natural sources like plant leaves, flowers, and berries, primarily to dye textiles. This research shows our comparison studies of natural dyed ...

How can I dye textiles naturally? I’ve spent the past year learning how to create custom colors using marigold and coreopsis. I picked these two flowers because of their brilliant colors, though you ...

Researchers from the South Ural State University, a partner of TV BRICS, have developed and tested an electrochemical water ...

Archaeologists in Israel have discovered three textile scraps containing purple dye dating to around 1000 BC, when King David is said to have ruled the area in Israel’s southern tip, including Timna, ...

Anuradhi Liyanapathiranage is passionate about sustainability and protecting the environment through science. A University of Georgia doctoral student in the College of Family and Consumer Sciences' ...