This article was originally published with the title “ Dyeing Silks—Preparation of the Raw Silk Previous to Dyeing ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 21 No. 11 (September 1869), p. 167 ...

The Xiabu fashion light show takes place in Southwest China's Chongqing Municipality. Photo: VCG . If you're looking for ways ...

That’s precisely what UK-based company Colorifix is working on: a fabric-dyeing process that uses the DNA codes for colours found in nature and teaches microbes to recreate them. Founders Orr Yarkoni ...

The Schweinfurth Art Center’s current exhibition “Imprinted on Cloth” showcases four fiber artists whose work crosses the ...

Gambiered Canton Silk x Kinyan Lam. ... It can be dyed with both natural and chemical dyes. The resulting fabric has the appearance of antique linen or raw silk, and is soft, ...

The process: from cocoon to fabric. The production of silk in Uzbekistan is a highly skilled and time-consuming process. Around two thousand caterpillars are needed to create one silk dress, fed ...