Spice up your home now by incorporating abstract designs into your decor. Are you looking to add a bit of spice, ‘zazz’, excitement to your home? You know, to create a special little sparkle in a corner or maybe even change the vibe of an entire room by adding something energizing and intriguing? How about injecting a bit of abstract...

Despite the significant costs, we enjoy buying clothes for their little ones. Expectant mothers and fathers browse excitedly for cute little bodies, pint-sized pants and miniscule socks. Parents shop eagerly for colorful, funky, comfortable and durable shorts and dresses for their busy toddlers and hip outfits for their growing big kids. Many of them are not...

Clothing and other everyday textile products made from organic fabric are appealing to many consumers as they are a more natural, toxin- and chemical-free alternative to items made from traditional fabrics. Many also appreciate the positive impacts that the eco-friendly production of  organic fabrics has on the environment.   However, organic clothing...

Parents are becoming increasingly aware of the benefits of organic baby clothing. Numerous articles and news stories are available documenting the aggressive use of pesticides in the agricultural production of fabric fibers, their impact on the materials that are further processed and treated with more potentially toxic chemicals in the apparel manufacturing...

Humans seem to have discovered the unique potential of wooly animals a long time ago, 6,000 years BC. Increasingly, they focused on selecting animals with the best quality woolen coats and have used wool for clothing for 5,000 years. For a long time, early Mid-Eastern and European civilizations used wool as the primary material used for clothing items, along...

We all know those detergent commercials where angelic little children play hide-and-seek amongst beautifully white linen gently floating in the breeze and bury their smooth-skinned faces in piles of freshly washed, clean, pure clothes. Except that if we really investigate closely, we will find that most of our linen and clothes may be clean, but are not all that...

When it comes to comfort, softness, and sheer luxury, nothing beats the feel of angora. Prized by knitters for its smooth, downy texture, Angora wool fabric, sometimes called Angora fiber, is created from the coat of the Angora rabbit and comes in a large variety of colors. Angora fabrics are often confused with mohair, or Angora goat fabric, which is produced...

Most communities across the US have their own little – or not so little – community fabric shop. Some are tiny little businesses with shelves crumbling under the load of colorful rolls of fabrics and with every nook and corner covered with special supplies, patterns and arts and craft magazine. Others are larger stores with smart layouts designed to...

T-shirts are one of – if not the – most popular clothing items. These collarless and button-less, short-sleeved, thin, knitted shirts are very simple designs made from cotton fabrics or cotton/polyester blends. They are easy to wear, comfortable and extremely versatile. Cotton fabric T-shirts are an airy comfortable wear for warm days. As they are very thin,...

Over the last few years more and more Americans have been trying their hands at home sewing projects. Whether to design and make clothes for themselves or their families or to create their own, special home decor pieces, window treatments, pillow cases, quilts, many are turning to arts and craft projects and picking up design, sewing or quilting as a...

As anyone who has ever searched for fabric online knows, there are hundreds of online fabric stores and other sites selling home decor and apparel fabrics. Many of them are fairly generic and offer a variety of basic fabrics, some are outlets of manufacturers, while others are stores specialized in certain types of fabrics. Selecting the right online supplier is...

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Have you ever imagined yourself becoming a “Green Bride”? Isn’t it interesting to walk down the aisle wearing a “green” wedding dress? It will certainly raise the eyebrows of your guests but is there anything wrong with wearing a “green” gown on your wedding? The green campaign has long been promoted by environmentalists and now many have realized...

Jun 14, 2011

The demand to reuse fabric is gaining worldwide attention. In the past, approximately 40% of all the cotton grown is lost due to harvest and manufacture of textiles because its wastes go directly into landfills; but technology has now made it possible to recover and recycle these lost new yarns from commercial fabric trimmings, off cuts and weaving. There is now...

Summer is the perfect season to go and enjoy the sun. It is the ideal time to go to the beach or to the park. It provides dozens of exciting activities to participate in like swimming, biking, trekking, adventure camping, skiing, outdoor eating, and many more. However, excessive sweating and body odor may get in the way of your summer escapades. Organic...

Jun 14, 2011

Conventional fabric is integrated with different substances; some of which contains carcinogenic compounds that are harmful to the body. According to gathered data, approximately 20% of the world population suffers from contact sensibilisation due to allergies from textile products. Most often than not those who suffer from this type of infection are women and...

Jun 14, 2011

Bamboo is probably one of the most useful grasses in the world. It is used as bridges, fences, roof, floor, furniture, walls, musical instrument, boats, food, paper and even as fabric. True! Bamboo fabric is the most recent fashion trend in the world of organic fiber. It is made from the pulp of bamboo grass which has undergone several processes to transform it...