Molly Fitzpatrick is a textile designer and founder of DittoHouse, an Ohio-based home textile brand for ethically produced textiles. Having designed textiles for a wide variety of markets, including ...

Cotton Fiber: The Essential Textile Raw Material? In recent years, organic textile raw materials have become increasingly popular as a result of increasing consumer knowledge of healthy and safe ...

The impact of technology on the textile industry is no longer limited to the design and production environment of clothing. Now, technology is becoming part of the textile itself. The future of your ...

“Around four years ago, we as a company were on this trajectory of manufacturing more and more, and I just had a little bit of a breakdown about that–I didn’t want to keep doing this unless we could ...

SCENES TO FIND OUT. YOU’VE SEEN THEM LARGE METAL BOXES WHERE YOU CAN DROP OFF UNNEEDED CLOTHES, SHOES, AND LINENS. BUT WHAT HAPPENS AFTER YOU LEAVE? TEXTILE COLLECTION COMPANY HELPSI TOOK US INSIDE ...

Every year, the U.S. generates 17 million tons of textile waste that ends up in landfills according to the Environmental Protection Agency. Out of the total amount, 11.3 million tons goes straight to ...

They lend instant character to a space. Textiles have served as a designer's ultimate secret weapon for as long as homes have ...

Legacy business Textiles continues to thrive in downtown Iowa City, with Miranda Meyer preserving the store's heart while ...

A seasonal closet clean-out becomes a reckoning with the global crisis of textile waste, prompting columnist Leslie Kouba to search for responsible ways to keep discarded clothes from ending up in ...

The state Department of Environmental Conservation estimates the market value of discarded clothing is nearly $130 million and recycling efforts could create more than 1,000 jobs in the state. U.S.