Nancy Peck has been a weaving instructor for nearly 40 years. She started in 1976, after graduating from Michigan State University as a textile major, and later shared her skills at workshops in ...
way of translation: Warp is the set of lengthwise yarns held in tension on the loom. Weft is the yarn that is inserted crosswise over-and-under the warp threads. "Fulling" is - well, you just have to ...
Traceability is an ongoing concern for the textile industry. Technologies such as barcodes, QR codes and RFID tags have been put in place to enhance supply chain transparency, but they often fail to ...
The commercialization of clothing-type wearable robots has taken a significant step forward with the development of equipment ...
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Knitters, crocheters, weavers and other self-described “fiber fanatics” are threading their way through central Texas on the 13th annual Best Little Yarn Crawl in Texas. “It’s kind of ...
Who: YMCA’s RSVP Project Warm-Up distributes free yarn to groups of knitters across the Spokane County and collects and distributes finished items to the needy in the fall. What: Volunteers knit, ...
Knitting is apparently cool again. Hipsters in their 20s and 30s have taken up their needles in search of relaxation and simple pleasures. They call it the “new yoga.” With this in mind, I made the ...