Wool, wood, cotton, cocoons, coal, and petroleum are natural resources used to make fabrics. The reason each of these very different things can become fabric is that they all share a common chemistry.

This process involves spinning raw cotton into fine threads that can be woven into fabric. From picking cotton to spinning and twisting it into yarn, each step plays a key role in creating the ...

“Traditionally in dyeing fabric, you're steeping the fabric in water at 135 degrees celsius for up to four hours or so – gallons and tons of water. For example, to dye one ton of polyester, you're ...

The environmental impact of a raw material encompasses its entire life cycle-from initial production to post-consumer processing. With this in mind, research and promotion organization Cotton ...