The Hill-Stead Museum in Farmington on Sunday is hosting a celebration of shearing and the process of turning sheep wool into ...

Wool, wood, cotton, cocoons, coal, and petroleum are natural resources used to make fabrics. The reason each of these very different things can become fabric is that they all share a common chemistry.

Swedish dishcloths are firm when you first get them, like a sponge; they must be wet to use like a paper towel or microfiber cloth, and remain stiff and textured when dry. Swedish dishcloths can ...

Cotton (plant) Highly absorbent so is comfortable to wear, strong and durable, easy to care for but can shrink and has poor elasticity so creases Most clothing, bed linen, upholstery fabric and in ...