The Altered Thread, a new sewing school and alterations studio, opens this month inside a landmarked Flatbush home, offering ...

From January to November 2025, the cumulative export volume of polyester yarn reached 530,000 tons, marking a year-on-year increase of 9.7%. Cumulative imports amounted to 2,045 tons, reflecting a ...

Recycled polyester, widely promoted by global fashion brands as an environmentally friendly choice, may be worsening the microplastic pollution crisis, according to a new study released Wednesday. The ...

Textile-to-textile recycled polyester is having a moment. In November, Swedish recycler Syre announced it will become Nike’s lead strategic supplier of textile-to-textile recycled polyester in a multi ...

Fizzy water was the key to making polyester dye less harmful to the environment in the creation of a new method developed by an interdisciplinary team at the University of Leeds spin-out company, ...

The new threads have the potential to divert millions of garments from landfill each year. Credit: Coats Group plc. These threads, made from post-industrial and post-consumer waste, are available in ...

Let me tell you a secret – I use sewing machine thread on my embroidery machine a lot of the time. The embroidery purists would disown me – And there is a reason. Sewing thread may not always hold up ...