I read today that spider silk has tensile strength five times that of steel. And, until recently, scientists were not sure how to replicate what these little guys can do. But that has changed.
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Tags: Cotton, Fabric, Fibers, Material, Silk, Textile Blogs, Textiles
Leave A CommentI cannot order for anyone a "smooth dupioni, otherwise known as shantung" . If I contacted my mill and asked them for this, they would laugh at me. "Shantung, Dupioni, same thing" is what they would say.
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Leave A CommentHas anyone heard of Cyanotype Fabrics? I hadn’t. Until about 10 minutes ago. The cyanotype photographic printing process used by photographers and architects to create blueprints is applied to fabrics like silk and cotton to create that cyan blue ground and white print that is so familiar to us all. Apparently known as ...Read More >>
Tags: Cotton, Design, Fabric, Fabric Supplier, Fashion, Furniture, innovation, Material, Natural Dyeing, Printing, Silk, Textiles, Upholstery, Woven
Leave A CommentWhile joining in the conversation on twitter, I had the pleasure of interacting with one of the most innovative textile designers I have come across in a while, Lynne Bruning. While she currently uses her textiles to create her own fashions, she is kicking around the idea of making her textile designs available to ...Read More >>
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2 commentsI don’t know about you but when I look at an amazing piece of art, I sometimes (perhaps often) think about the raw materials that go into it; the stones in a piece of architecture, the rich hues of the oil paint in a portrait, the smooth marble that has been chiseled into a sculpture, ...Read More >>
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