Materials

14+ hour, 32+ min ago   (235+ words) Home Textiles Today Staff// News & Commentary//October 12, 2026 Los Angeles – Pom Pom at Home, the luxury bedding and soft accessories brand, is heading to High Point Market with a range of new products. The new assortment will showcase four new additions:…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (514+ words) But in fashion, nothing stays the same for long. For Spring/Summer 2027, the formula appears to be shifting toward separates, giving skirts, trousers, jackets, shirts and tops a bigger role in the modern wardrobe. Instead of relying on one complete…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (145+ words) Making leather in the Middle Ages was a dirty and smelly business, involving everything from animal dung and urine to rotting hides. Lucie Laumonier explores how medieval tanners practised their craft and why their workshops became a major source of…...

3+ day, 50+ min ago   (686+ words) Saturday October 10, 2026 Bangladeshi leather brand WildWoven has opened its flagship store as a space for shopping, workshops and conversation, highlighting the materials, people and cultural traditions behind its products. Developed with Roofliners Studio of Architecture, the store reflects the brand's…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (321+ words) Acoustic transparency depends on several factors: a looser weave is more transparent; a thinner fabric absorbs less sound; a heavier fabric absorbs more; and perforation, or a perforated backing, can improve transparency regardless of other properties. Stretching opens the weave,…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (635+ words) Top o’ the mornin’ to all you rebel rousers out there! Faith Wurning back again with another round of my patchwork project for my grandson. Here’s the first edition if you missed … Quilting Your Shirts to Live Vol 2Lolbuttz, Metal, Open…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (209+ words) Pro stylist tip: Always lay bamboo or modal pieces flat to dry. The fibers love a gentle tumble, and hanging them can cause unwanted stretching at the shoulders or hem. Q: Are bamboo and modal fabrics suitable for sensitive skin? A: Absolutely....

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (433+ words) A museum is celebrating its 50th anniversary. The National Wool Museum in Drefach Felindre, located in the former Cambrian Mills, marks half a century of preserving and showcasing Wales' rich woollen heritage. Paul Davies MS, who represents Ceredigion Penfro and serves…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (784+ words) Walk through a clothing shop today and cotton hardly seems exotic. There are cotton shirts, dresses, bedsheets and trousers in almost every colour imaginable. A few centuries ago, however, beautifully patterned cotton arriving from India could cause something close to…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (457+ words) Why does the fashion industry ignore its strongest spending demographic? IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COTTON AUSTRALIA WORDS BY IZZY WIGHT “Cotton picking gives growers a great sense of relief… but the life of the cotton itself has only just begun.” For…...