The Global History of the Bandana
How an Indian export became part of the fabric of American life
How to Make Clothing Dye With Excess Fruits and Vegetables From Your Garden
Here are step-by-step instructions for giving your clothes and food scraps a second life
Artist Bisa Butler Stitches Together the African American Experience
Her dynamic quilts that reimagine old portraits will be on display in New York in her first solo exhibition
When an Influx of French-Canadian Immigrants Struck Fear Into Americans
In the late 19th century, they came to work in New England cotton mills, but the New York Times, among others, saw something more sinister
Women’s Voices Ring With a Resounding Roar in This New Show
The African Art Museum raises the profile of female artists showcasing their works from its collections
Clothing May Soon Be Able to Change Color in the Presence of Harmful Gases
Tufts University engineers have developed dyed threads that change hues when exposed to carbon monoxide and other hazards
Looks From ‘The Favourite’ Go on Display in Queen Anne’s Home
See the elaborate dresses and outfits inspired by the monarch’s 18th-century court at Kensington Palace
Brown Recluse Silk Is Stronger Than Steel Because It’s Constructed Like a Cable
Thousands of nanotendrils come together to form the flat, super-strong spider silk
Jerusalem Museum Untangles History of the Color Blue, From Biblical Hue to Ancient Royalty
The show inks out the history of the enigmatic sky blue dye known as ‘tekhelet’
A Brief History of the One-Size-Fits-All Tube Sock
Originally marketed as sportswear, the tube sock became a stylish accessory thanks to Farrah Fawcett and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
What Knitting Can Teach You About Math
In this professor’s class, there are no calculators. Instead, students learn advanced math by drawing pictures, playing with beach balls—and knitting
The Age-Old Tradition of Armenian Carpet Making Refuses to Be Swept Under the Rug
A new generation is emerging to craft the ancient rugs
Two Florence Museums Are Tracing the City’s 500-Year Connection to Islamic Art
The Uffizi explores East-West interactions between the 15th and 17th centuries; the Bargello features donations from 19th- and 20th-century collectors
Amelia Bloomer Didn’t Mean to Start a Fashion Revolution, But Her Name Became Synonymous With Trousers
In the 1850s, women’s rights activists briefly adopted a new style in an effort to liberate themselves from heavy dresses
When Paper Clothing Was the Perfect Fit
A war-weary world needed a new wardrobe, and this cheap, washable attire seemed to rise to the occasion
Artist’s Quilts Pay Tribute to African-American Women
Artist Stephen Towns’ first museum exhibition showcases his painterly skill through traditional textile art
How the Technicolor Ikat Designs of Central Asia Thread Into Textile History
A new Smithsonian exhibition sheds light on the rich backstory of an oft-imitated tradition
Embroidering Electronics Into the Next Generation of ‘Smart’ Fabrics
Is an archaic sewing skill a key to connected, sensing, communicating fabrics of the future?
Exhibition Cuts Into the Fascinating History of Scissors
Fashion and Textile Museum traces scissors’ role in life and death, fairy tales, crime and punk
Have Scientists Found a Greener Way to Make Blue Jeans?
An engineered strain of E. coli bacteria can produce a precursor to synthetic indigo using fewer nasty chemicals than traditional methods
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