Natural fabrics textiles

Find out what types of natural fabrics are used in fashion design and how to choose the right ones for your concept wardrobe.

A guide to natural fibers and why its so important we choose natural over synthetic when it comes to our apparel.

Meeting Charlotte Lawson Johnston at her new Cotswold studio, Christabel Chubb learns why fabrics made using sustainable fibres and plant-based dyes are the natural way forwards

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Of a wide variety, the most popular fabrics to make shirts are cotton, linen, silk, and poplin. The chosen fabric will depend on the weather and the occasion for using the shirt.

Want to learn how to make natural dyes at home (with items you likely already have?) This guide has everything you need to get started!

You can find natural and synthetic fibers among the world's most used fibers for textiles. Natural fibers can be plant-based, animal-based, or mineral-based.

This is the question I get the most often: How can I make botanical colors last using natural methods?First of all, we have to define natural. Then, let’s define mordants. I will talk about metal salts, like alum, iron, etc., as well as binders, e.g. soy milk. I am also listing alternative processes, like indigo dyeing, tannins treatment and acid dyeing.To illustrate how different mordants influence color, I dyed a few swatches pre-treated with different natural substances. I used onion…