What color is it — and how did it become that color? The dye manufacturer tested different types of fabrics to see how the color would look on each. The manufacturer then tested the fabric samples to ...

India's textile art traditions stand as a testament to its rich cultural heritage and mind-boggling diversity. Passed down ...

Heian courtiers 1,200 years ago wore robes made of fabric dyed with medicinal herbs ... are endeavoring to revive them and create new dyeing techniques. Discover how people have taken up the ...

The partners will focus on advances in textile dyeing and finishing technologies ... Finally, the collaboration will establish new testing protocols for textile materials and garments to ensure ...

It exalts shibori, a resist-dyeing craft that ... which spans clothing and accessories for men and women, one requires the "sekka" shibori technique. "This pattern is a hexagonal geometric design ...

and dated between 1954 and 1767 B.C.E. The team used new techniques to examine the textiles, like High-Pressure Liquid Chromatography. They determined that the fabric's red dye was made from the ...