Here's how natural indigo is still grown and fermented in Japan, despite the fashion industry's dependence on synthetic dyes.

They determined that the fabric's red dye was made from the dried bodies of a species of parasitic scale insect, Kermes vermilio. The insect is known to burrow into oak trees and feast on their sap.

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 ...

According to industry figures, conventional dyeing typically consumes approximately 100-150 liters of water per kilogram of fabric and discharges numerous harmful chemicals into waterways. Beyond ...

Ngugi woman Stephanie Beaupark, artist, scientist and curator talks about her PhD research and how she is using traditional methods of fabric dye to develop ways for Indigenous science to be ...

Ultra fast-fashion brand Shein has teamed up with Transfar Chemicals to advance the development and practical implementation ...