Textile production increasingly relies on the precise integration of colour blending and advanced spinning processes to meet both aesthetic and technical requirements. The contemporary drive for ...

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The desire to apply color to a surface is intrinsic to human nature and humans have searched for natural sources of color since prehistoric times. They found out that some minerals could be ground to ...

COLUMBUS , Ohio -- Archaeologists are now turning to forensic crime lab techniques to hunt for dyes, paint, and other decoration in prehistoric textiles. Although ancient fabrics can offer clues about ...

"The subject is continued in a second volume--entitled Advanced textile design... The chapters on the designing of figured fabrics have previously appeared in ... the Textile recorder ... the section ...

Ahmedabad: In the 16th and 17th centuries, the vibrant red dye known as madder was at the heart of booming trade between the Arabian Peninsula and India's western coast, particularly Gujarat. The dye ...