African indigo dyeing is a centuries-old art, originating from West Africa. The technique is famous for its deep blue color, ...

'A Textile Garden for Fashion Revolution' made a statement at this year's Chelsea Flower Show. Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She ...

The textile industry’s traditional dyeing of cotton fabrics is characterised by high water consumption, substantial chemical use and effluent generation. Sustainable dyeing processes seek to minimise ...

The process of dyeing fabric can lead to textile waste due to the typical method of coloring while wet, which makes it difficult to know how the color will look once dry. But a professor at North ...

Dyers say pigments can imprint a favorite color on clothing, quilts or even yarn and give them a way to connect with nature and preserve it. The flowers of perennial dyer’s chamomile are one of James ...

Oregon State University (OSU) researchers will receive $810,466 from the Walmart Foundation and the U.S. Conference of Mayors to further their efforts in developing a more environmentally friendly ...

At a factory in Vietnam, workers load rolls of undyed polyester into a steel container connected to a storage tank that holds carbon dioxide. When pressure in the container is turned up, the carbon ...

For millennia, humans have used natural materials—such as plants, animals and minerals—to imbue fabrics with vibrant colors. But synthetic dyes, first developed in the mid-19th century, have since ...