When I buy yarn from a yarn shop, I generally prewash the skeins. Yarns coming from unknown sources can be treated with softeners or finishing agents–these substances can have color-altering ...

Lenzing says its new resource-efficient dyeing approach significantly reduces environmental impact and is ideal to use on pre-treated fabrics and yarns made with Tencel Lyocell fibres. The new dyeing ...

US yarn manufacturer Meridian Specialty Yarn Group (MSYG) has opened what it claims is the first yarn and fibre dyeing operation to be built in the United States in over two decades, offering the only ...

HYDERABAD: Handlooms hold a cherished place in the hearts of Indians, and the artisans responsible for infusing these fabrics with elegance and cultural flair deserve immense praise. Recently, Crafts ...

Amanda Moore of Charlottetown had taken up knitting a few years ago at the suggestion of a counsellor, after an accident caused back problems so severe she couldn't work. She had become depressed and ...