Unlike cotton, fabricating flannel out of wool ... Overlapping scales on the long wool fibers interlock, giving the fabric ...

Now that summer is here, it's time to stock up on cooling clothing made from fabrics that will help you beat the heat.

The epidermis (skin) is the body’s largest organ, so it would make sense that toxins found in fabrics that sit on the skin’s surface could be absorbed by the skin and make their way into the ...

Blend it up – Cotton-linen blends or moisture-wicking polyester-cotton hybrids can give you the best of both worlds. Here's a quick breakdown: If it’s hot out, go for Linen to stay cool and chic.

How to shrink cotton Kwangmoozaa/Getty Images Cotton is the machine-washable fiber most likely to shrink using the standard shrinking process (washing in a hot water cycle followed by a high heat ...

Fabric: A fabric is the finished product that comes from a woven, treated fiber. Examples include: linen, polyester and cotton.

It turned out the cotton cellulose could be fully hydrolyzed into glucose under industrially relevant conditions. The polyester part of the fabric remained intact and could be easily separated.

With heatwaves and hot nights predicted this summer, many of us will be left tossing and turning in the heat of our bed. So will changing our sheets help us nod off? And what are our best options?