When Louis Comfort Tiffany built his dream estate on Long Island, he was so obsessed with the furnishings that he did everything short of inventing the glue gun. For the dining room chairs he chose ...

This is how fabric is still made using traditional looms. No factories, no automation — just hands, wood, and technique passed down through generations. Many artisans still use this method today, and ...

Textiles are a type of cloth or woven fabric; its creation involves several processes than one might think. The production of fibers are spun into yarns, and are then used to create fabrics into many ...

(Nanowerk News) In a new study, North Carolina State University researchers demonstrated they could print layers of electrically conductive ink on polyester fabric to make an e-textile that could be ...

Two American companies try to make U.S. textiles in a global economy. March 2, 2011 — -- As we searched far and wide across this country for American-made products, we found one industry ...