A lot of us recycle our old textiles, but few of us know that they are very difficult to re-use, and often end up in landfills anyway. Now, researchers have developed a method that converts cotton ...

Using recycled fabric, you can create these beautiful quilts while also promoting sustainability. Not only does this practice ...

Creating rag rugs from fabric scraps is a sustainable and creative way to repurpose old textiles. Not only does this craft ...

Walking into ECOALF’s Berlin outpost feels like stepping into any other high-concept clothing store. Racks are filled tastefully with just enough styles and the bare concrete walls showcase a mix of ...

"Bast fibers were used for thousands of years to make rope, thread, and in turn also yarn and cloth," says Bender Jørgensen. A fiber sample from a basket turned out to be made of grass, but several of ...

SAN DIEGO, April 23, 2012 – A lot of people were skeptical when two young California-based researchers set out more than a decade ago to create a completely human-derived alternative to the synthetic ...