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Modern Meadow partners with Navis Tubetex
June 5th, 2023
Modern Meadow Bio-FREED™ is a one-step, foam-based highly efficient dyeing system that uses 95% less water, 75% less energy, 80% less dyes and chemicals, and no salts compared to traditional dyeing. Modern Meadow, a biofabrication company specializing in the development of sustainable materials, announced its strategic partnership with Navis TubeTex, a provider of high-technology finishing […]
Sustainable print media solution
June 4th, 2023
Serge Ferrari’s Seemee Loop™ Mesh provides a sustainable printable solution for a variety of indoor and outdoor print media applications such as promotional banners and billboards. Serge Ferrari’s Seemee Loop™ Mesh provides a sustainable printable solution for a variety of indoor and outdoor print media applications such as promotional banners and billboards. Made from 100% […]
In memoriam: Christine “Tina” Ann Miller
June 2nd, 2023
Christine "Tina" Ann Miller, 82, of Tuscarawas Township, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. She was born on December 10, 1940 in Massillon, Ohio to the late Louis and Emma (Urbas) Novak. Miller and her husband, Al, formed Miller Weldmaster Corp., where she served as company treasurer and secretary for 25 years until […]
Woodspin ramps up production of Spinnova
June 1st, 2023
Finnish sustainable textile pioneer Spinnova and the world’s largest pulp producer Suzano have officially opened their first commercial-scale facility producing wood-based SPINNOVA® fiber. Operated by Woodspin – Spinnova and Suzano’s joint venture – the plant will produce 1,000 tons of sustainable, recyclable and fully biodegradable textile fiber from responsibly-grown wood each year. This facility marks […]
Researchers test heat-reactiveness of fabric
June 1st, 2023
The different patterns created for the materials testing. Photos: Aalto Research into reactive textiles goes on around the world. At Aalto University in Finland, researchers have developed textiles that change shape when they heat up, thanks to weaving in liquid crystalline elastomers (LCEs). The work was done in collaboration with the University of Cambridge in […]
Textile artist wins UK craft award
June 1st, 2023
Vira in My Garden, 2022. A textile artist took the top contemporary craft prize for U.K.-based artists this spring out of 400 artists of varied disciplines, with the winning pieces joining the U.K. Craft Council’s national collection. The winning works will be on display this summer in London, England. Artist Alice Kettle, presented by Candida Stevens […]
Fair-trade products + blockchain = transparency
June 1st, 2023
London College of Fashion/University of the Arts London students (from left): Sophia Lin, Isha Arora, Faegheh K Band and Jiarui Shi with the “Sandra” Clapping Bag. Photo: LCF/UAL Supply-chain transparency, meet blockchain. Students at the London College of Fashion (LCF) have used the technology to follow the production of fair-trade textile products and create irrefutable […]
Process patented to adhere aerogel to nonwovens
June 1st, 2023
Made of up to 99.8 percent air, aerogel is the lightest solid in the world. Photo: Outlast Technologies GmbH Outlast Technologies GmbH in Munich, Germany, has patented the procedure to adhere aerogel to nonwovens, enabling materials as thin as 1–3 mm to be well insulated and still soft and flexible. The treated fabrics, sold under […]
Sock could evaluate fall risk
June 1st, 2023
Ph.D. candidate Zahra Rahemtulla with the over-sock that can predict near falls and potentially help health care providers assess a wearer’s fall risk. The motion sensor is encapsulated in resin and yarn so the sock can be washed like regular laundry. Photo: Nottingham School of Art and Design Researchers at the Nottingham School of Art […]
Wearable dirt? Researcher turns soil into fabric
June 1st, 2023
Researchers in Columbia University’s Natural Materials Lab have found a way to make fabric from a formula that includes 60% dirt. Photos: Natural Materials Lab Penmai Chongtoua, an associate researcher in the Natural Materials Lab at Columbia University, working closely with the lab’s director, professor Lola Ben-Alon, has created fabric using at least 60% dirt. […]