Words of caution about wearing cotton are being tossed around social media: "#CottonKills." It's a long-running debate where people are claiming that wearing layers made of cotton when you're ...

Be inspired by this slow-fashion project and learn how to grow cotton from seed, then process, spin, weave, and sew homespun clothing. Gardens are wonderful places. We can feed ourselves from them, ...

At a factory in Zhejiang province on China’s eastern coast, two mounds of discarded cotton clothing and bed linens, loosely separated into dark and light colors, pile up on a workroom floor. Jacket ...

Otherwise, I think you re on the right track looking for loose cotton clothing. I don t think there s anything magic here; good-quality cotton tees such as L.L. Bean s Carefree T-shirt ($12; ...

This goes beyond recycling. Worn Again Technologies, headquartered in London, says it's developed a chemical process to turn used polyester and cotton clothing, along with PET plastic bottles and ...

Dear Answer Angel Ellen: Is there any way to ask fabric manufacturers to start using more cotton in clothes? I have stopped buying clothes because they irritate my skin. Also, all those rayons, nylons ...

Ginning, blowing, carding, drawing, roving, spinning, weaving, dyeing, cutting, sewing, ironing, shipping and trucking — all the steps it took to turn some cotton bolls into your T-shirt. Those ...

Nuclear techniques were in the spotlight at a high-level event on decarbonizing the cotton-to-clothing value chain at the 29th annual United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku, ...

Textiles go to landfill where the waste emits greenhouse gases such as methane and carbon dioxide A trial led by circular economy specialists, Coreo, spread shredded cotton textiles on cotton paddocks ...

Synthetic linings. Smaller buttons. Less Italian fabric. And yes, even more polyester. Unusually high cotton prices have apparel makers scrambling to keep down costs, but consumers be warned: cotton ...

Sustainably-made kids clothes are more widely available than ever before. Convenience is an easy trap when it comes to kids’ clothes — why not snag fast fashion options while also buying staples at ...