From birth to the last breath, cotton is associated to us as a textile fibre in one way or another. It has received recognition in terms of value and a basic necessity all over the world. The...

It has now been 200 years since the invention of chlorine in 1774 by Scheele, and ensuing studies on its bleaching action developed in the earlier methods for bleaching for linen and cotton. With an...

Indian embroidery has gained a new horizon Embroidery is one of the oldest and most accepted styles of surface ornamentation of fabrics and garments, and India is among the leading producer of...

A textile fabric has a long history of application in agriculture. The word “agrotextiles” now is used to classify the woven, nonwoven and knitted fabrics applied for agricultural & horticultural...

T-shirts are those simple, comfy cotton casuals, an influence of the West, which blends easily with Indian style of dressing. T-shirt, if the funny name makes you wonder, here is the history. The...

There is a strong relationship between textile materials and its quality. Quality of textile materials is manifested in different ways such as aesthetic appeal, feel or hand, etc. It is basically...

Tirupur, the heartland of the knitwear industry in India has a supplier base which consists essentially of manufacturer who are mostly integrated forward or backward if not vertical. There are number ...

T-shirt: the building block of fashion As season changes from summer to monsoon and monsoon to winter, fashion trends also changes accordingly. But after every three or four months the majority of ...

Nanotechnology can be defined in a number of ways; it is a vast and fresh emerging topic for the world. It is an arrangement and systematisation on the scale of ~ 100 nm and less. Scientific...

The movement of industrialisation was initiated way back in 19th century by coal mining, engineering and the two textiles industries including cotton and jute. For some decades before seventies, the...