Published on April 30, 2021 By Ramesh Gunasekaran How many of us remember our first jeans purchase? My first ever jean was gifted to me by my friend Mr. P around 15 years back. Coincidentally it also happened in the same month as this article is being published. Having sky-blue color...Read More

Author: Laura Oleniacz March 2, 2021. To quantify exactly how itchy a wool sweater might be when worn directly against the skin, or how soft a blanket spread on your bed can be, North Carolina State University researchers developed a method of measuring fabric’s roughness using 3D...Read More

Author: Gopi Karelia Published: October 30, 2020. The Salvi family from Gujarat has also established the Patan Patola Heritage museum, where they conduct live demonstrations of the painstaking weaving process. ‘Padi Patole bhaat, phate pan fitey nahin’. As per this famous...Read More

Published by Positex on October 23, 2020 Import is a very highly regulated trade in every country as it involves the outflow of precious foreign exchange for an economy. Specially for a developing economy like India, which is very conservative in its foreign exchange policy, imports have...Read More

By: Mrs. Vanali Ballikar The word ethnic is related to the cultural ties, the traditions and something also sacred to that specific land. Today we see the word ethnic being connected to almost anything and everything. There is ethnic food, ethnic wear, ethnic themes, or ethnic music...Read More

The fabric of modern life is more than a metaphor: The cloth we make and wear has driven the development of new laws, inventions and social arrangements. By Virginia Postrel Oct. 23, 2020 10:05 am ET In a 1991 Scientific American article, the influential computer scientist Mark Weiser...Read More

Suresh Balram, Bangalore Pima Cotton is a type of cotton grown primarily in the United State's Southwest. It is considered to be one of the superior blends of cotton, and is extremely durable and absorbent. Pima cotton is named after the Pima Native Americans who first cultivated the plant...Read More

Parisa Nagabhushanam Faculty – Retired  Indian Institute of Handloom Technology, Salem, TN +91 – 94439 96325 Email: parisabhushan@rediffmail.com Extra warp and weft weaving is for surface ornamentation of fabrics for attractive appearance and value addition. Sarees, dhotis...Read More