Rare 170-Year-Old Cree Jacket Turns Up at Vintage Shop in UK-and They Want to Reunite It With Its Community
The brown fringe jacket arrived at the Glass Onion vintage warehouse in Barnsley, South Yorkshire arriving on a clothing pallet from the US.
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She Upcycled Her Late Grandpa's Shirts Into Cute Tops to Keep Him Close to her Heart-See How
She didn't want to throw away her late grandpa's clothes so she upcycled them into fashionable tops-and she's helping others do it, too.
MIT Scientists Develop the Perfect Breathable Earth-Friendly Fabric Using The Same Material as Single-Use Bags
While polyethylene, the plastic in shopping bags has never been used for clothing, MIT scientists used it to make the perfect fabric.
This Fabric Is Designed to Block Mosquito Bites
It took a lot of tweaking and refinement, but the finished fabric was described as something similar to "Lululemon leggings."
Shape-Shifting Fiber Produces Fabrics That Shrink or Expand in Real-Time and Fit into Existing Manufacturing
The fiber contracts in response to an increase in temperature, and then reverses when the temperature decreases, without any hard components.
Earn Credit From J. Crew by Helping Them Recycle Your Old Swimwear-Keeping Clothes Out of Landfills
J. Crew has partnered with a recycling firm called SuperCircle to help gather up and properly dispose of unwanted or broken swimwear.
One of Scotland's Last Master Kilt Tailors Creates Unique Online Course to Keep the Artform Alive
Called the Askival of Strathearn Kilt College, Foster's kilt tailoring program can be carried out online with weekly tutorials over Zoom
A 16th c. Scottish Plaid was Found in a Bog-Now Becomes Oldest Historical Tartan Available to Wear Today
A textile manufacturer in Scotland has recreated the oldest-known piece of Scottish tartan ever found, which was buried for centuries. Discovered approximately forty years ago in a peat bog, the Glen Affric Tartan underwent testing organized by The Scottish Tartans Authority last year to confirm it was the oldest surviving piece of tartan, dating back […]
Yarn Bombing Movement Spreads to Share Scarves, Hats in Public Places
"Chase the Chill" has become a social media movement that inspires people to leave warm scarves, often with a note, in public places for anyone to take. Scarves draped on trees, posts, signs, and other public locations first appeared in downtown Easton, Pennsylvania, in the fall of 2010, but the practice has spread to cities throughout the US and Canada.
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