Core-spun yarns represent an advanced class of textile structures in which a robust central filament is enveloped by a sheath of staple fibres. This hybrid construction offers superior mechanical ...

Similar to knitting and crocheting, spinning — the process of twisting fibers together to make yarn — is enjoying a comeback. Textile artists want "to control the front end of their yarn," said Sarah ...

AeroLas GmbH (Munich, Germany) has developed a spinning process by which discontinuous filaments of carbon fiber can be combined with a thermoplastic fiber to create a yarn material that has potential ...

A researcher powers an array of light-emitting diodes by rubbing the triboelectric textile. Credit: Junyi Zhai and Zhong Lin Wang A researcher powers an array of light-emitting diodes by rubbing the ...

There is a lot of history wrapped up in the textile industry in Columbus. Friday when a Gildan Yarn official confirmed to News 3 that it would close its North Highland plant off Fourth Avenue at 33rd ...

Rue Toland has been spinning yarn for over 20 years. It wasn’t until she moved to New Hampshire that she had a flock of her own sheep to shear and make homemade yarn. Sign up for the Concord Monitor's ...