Your old yoga pants are a recycling nightmare. A startup called Return to Vendor found a new solution—by redesigning the ...

What is 4-way stretch fabric? The term 4-way stretch refers to a specific construction of a fabric. To make a fabric such as wool or polyester more stretchy, the fibers are interlaced with elastane, a ...

Shopping for clothes when you've got curves can feel like navigating a minefield. You find a dress in a gorgeous color, try ...

Last year we were approached by a designer wanting to develop a line of sustainable swimwear. We observed that one very tricky element would be doing away with the stretch element: elastane or spandex ...

Lenzing explained the fibres are identifiable in end products and traceable back to their sources. Credit: Lenzing. Lenzing‘s new processing technique for wood-based Tencel Lyocell fibres is tailored ...

Thermore’s Freedom fabric is designed to provide warmth while offering elasticity during alpine sports, running, gold, fishing, hunting and cycling. Credit: Shutterstock. Thermore describes its new ...

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The first stretch fabric, of course, was skin. It fit fairly well, withstood wear and tear (scuff marks, lipstick traces, even wine stains vanished in a jiffy), but wrinkled like crazy: a knee bend, ...