Engineered human tissue plays a small but growing role in medicine. Engineered skin can be used on surgical patients or burn victims, engineered arteries have been used to repair obstructed blood flow ...

Smart textiles are one of the many words used to describe fabrics with electronics embedded into their structure. These electronics sense information, like physiological signals or pressure, and ...

WASHINGTON, DC — By confronting old, narrow definitions of what abstract modernist art is, Woven Histories: Textiles and Modern Abstraction at the National Gallery of Art makes the case that textiles ...

The Textiles area is grounded in traditional textile techniques and materials, as well as modern and contemporary processes and materials. You will explore a variety of techniques (dyeing and sewing, ...

Pompeii’s director, Gabriel Zuchtriegel, has been overseeing a project reviving ancient crafts and production techniques within the archaeological park. Inside the Pompeii archaeological site, a new ...

HAIKOU, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- As a child, Liu Xianglan was captivated by the vibrant colors and intricate patterns of Li brocade. In her adulthood, this craft became her life's work. So she was ecstatic ...

The traditional Li textile techniques of spinning, dyeing, weaving and embroidering are employed by women of the Li ethnic group of Hainan Province, China, to make cotton, hemp and other fibres into ...

Khadi: India’s age old fabric has undergone a massive makeover. No longer limited to just khadi saris, you can invest in khadi short jackets, vests or even long skirts. Style the fabric with bright ...