Textiles
Taking a Cue from Textile-Making to Engineer Human Tissue
Researchers in search of a faster, cheaper way to engineer human tissue found success in traditional textile production methods.
Sensors Designed for Prosthetic Hands Could Lead to New Textile Standards
Haptic sensors might help figure out if thread count really matters
Here’s Why Men’s and Women’s Clothes Button on Opposite Sides
Thank outdated fashion statements and swordfights for the odd switch
A Brief History of Plaid
From highlanders to hipsters
In a Small Village High in the Peruvian Andes, Life Stories Are Written in Textiles
Through weaving, the women of Ausangate, Peru, pass down the traditions of their ancestors
Handicraft Heaven: Nine Unique Gifts to Buy Along the Inca Road
Leave room in your suitcase for these irresistible items
How Singer Won the Sewing Machine War
The Singer Sewing Machine changed the way America manufactured textiles, but the invention itself was less important than the company’s innovative business
Is Architecture Actually a Form of Weaving?
David Adjaye, architect of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, approaches building design as creating "fabric"
This Music Is Made of Embroidery
Here’s what happens when you feed historical cross-stitch through a music box
Spider Silk is a Fine-Tuned Alert System
Web fibers can send a wide range of messages
An Artist Dyes Clothes and Quilts With Tuberculosis and Staph Bacteria
Anna Dumitriu combines bacteria and textile design to explore our relationship with microorganisms
For Perusing Pleasure, Zandra Rhodes’ New Online Fashion Archive
The honored Brit—50 years in the business—goes for the bold in her designer collections
The Perils of Wearing Clothes
From toxins in textile dyes to torturous corsets, beauty has a long history of coming at a high cost
A History of Sequins from King Tut to the King of Pop
As you don your sparkly holiday fashions, think of the trend's start in an Egyptian tomb
The Best in Fashion History: Penny Loafers, Forgotten Suitcases and Hermès Scarves
Three good reads to accessorize your daily routine
Favorites From the Cooper-Hewitt’s New Online Collection
The museum's clothing and textiles are unwrapped for view as never before
As a Matter of Fact: Jockeys, Tartans and Cowboy Glam
The real stories behind some fashion fads and classics hold some surprising twists
Orlon! Dacron! Antron! The Great American Knits of Fall 1965
As this old newspaper ad supplement shows, in the heydey of synthetic knits, DuPont advanced its chemically made fibers as a key to "Better Living"
Stockings Series, Part 3: Ads from the Archives, 1890-1939
For decades, Ivory sold itself as the suds that made legwear last longer
Q&A: Jayson Musson Breaks Down Coogi Sweaters
With the '80s and '90s status-symbol clothing a bargain on eBay, the Brooklyn artist buys, disassembles and reconstructs them to make abstract "paintings"
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