Red wine stains can be removed if you act quickly and use the right techniques. Learn how to remove red wine stains from ...

In the future, your clothes might come from vats of living microbes. Reporting in the Cell Press journal Trends in Biotechnology on November 12, researchers demonstrate that bacteria can ...

From indigo dye pits to cutting-edge pattern making, West Africa is rich with craftsmanship, but has lacked the ...

Pigments are uncommon in the textile industry because, unlike dyes, they are insoluble in water and need a binder to stick to fabrics. The acrylic and polyurethane binders typically used can make ...

It's hard to narrow down the biggest mistake that causes black clothes to fade, but exposing them to high temperatures during ...

University of Leeds researchers have developed SwitchDye, a technique that reduces polyester dyeing chemicals by 90 % and ...

Fizzy water was the key to making polyester dye less harmful to the environment in the creation of a new method developed by an interdisciplinary team at the University of Leeds spin-out company, ...

For Bangladeshi garment and textile manufacturer DBL Group, climate change is a growing threat it cannot afford to ignore.

Buying a new pair of jeans and finding they've faded pretty quickly isn't only annoying, it can end up pretty costly when you ...

I’ve seen it up close: mothers washing clothes in streams tinted with dye, fishermen pulling lifeless fish from once-clear ...

Pink—which may go back over a billion years—was once the color of fierce ancient hunters, powerful French women, and yes, boys. Pink has long beguiled humans—used to dye clothing and tint cheeks even ...

Dr Oates, SwitchDye’s Chief Technology Officer, who carried out his PhD as part of the Priestley Centre for Climate Futures, ...