Pre-consumer textile product recycling
Pre-consumer textile product recycling The textile industry is one of the more essential consumer goods industries in the modern world. Fashion brands’ initiatives have created a colourful world of fashion that catches consumers’ attraction. However, like most industries, fashion/textile and, in particular, fast fashion creates waste at its operating and consuming stages. The textile […]
What is flannel?
What is flannel? Among our basic necessities, clothing will always remain towards the top. Partly due to this, humans have always experimented with different fabrics, one of which is flannel. Flannel is a squashy woven fabric that has raised fibres on one or both sides. This feature imparts softness to the material, which is its […]
The textile industry and environmental pollution
The textile industry and environmental pollution The textile industry starts from the fibre and ends with the apparel products you wear daily. This includes fibres such as cotton, polyester, nylon, modal, viscose and others that create everything from your socks to your wedding dress. The modern-day textile industry is dominated by fast fashion brands, and […]
What is Selvedge Denim?
What is Selvedge Denim? Denim was originally worn by cattle ranchers and people who worked in mines, being a tough fabric that can withstand wear and tear. But this rough and tough fabric has now become a symbol of fashion. One of the primary and early types of denim fabric is “Selvedge denim”. It is […]
Investigating Emerging Technologies in Fashion: Podcast
Investigating Emerging Technologies in Fashion The fashion industry spends so much time looking to the past for inspiration and people who follow fashion often focus on a mix of the past and the present… so what about the future? Who builds the future of fashion? In this episode of Blazon, I’m talking to Bolor Amgalan, […]
Investigating Emerging Technologies in Fashion: Journal
Investigating Emerging Technologies in Fashion The fashion industry spends so much time looking to the past for inspiration and people who follow fashion often focus on a mix of the past and the present… so what about the future? Who builds the future of fashion? In this episode of Blazon, I’m talking to Bolor Amgalan, […]
What is Tweed?
What is Tweed? Tweed is a fabric made of wool having intricate patterns and designs. It originated in Scotland back in the nineteenth century as informal outerwear used for hunting. Tweed has the property of being warm, rough and thick. Threads of different coloured wool are used to form intricate patterns of lines and squares. […]
What is fabric dyeing in fashion?
What is fabric dyeing in fashion? Fabric dyeing in mills is one of the most critical stages of the textile manufacturing process, followed by the printing and finishing of the fabric. The mills utilize dyes and chemicals to colour the product. The chemicals and auxiliaries used in addition to the dyes enhance the dye absorbency, […]
What is Haute Couture?
What is Haute Couture? Haute couture is a word you’ve no doubt heard of before if you have an interest in fashion. French for high sewing, haute couture refers to the creation of exclusive brands. It is a type of fashion design that is characterized by its attention to detail, high quality materials, and hand-executed […]
What is Vintage Fashion?
What is Vintage Fashion? We hear the term vintage all the time, whether it is talking about fashion, movies or even cars? But what does vintage mean? Well, in regard to fashion it refers to clothes that were created in a previous era, typically at least 20 years ago. A vintage piece of clothing is […]