The Shri Babulal Gupta Foundation supports rural women in a tiny Rajasthan village through free skill training, healthcare ...

In a quiet living room in Luling, Louisiana, five children huddled around a few donated sewing machines. They were the first ...

Ashley traded the quiet life of a small town in a big house for the hustle and bustle of the Windy City. On any given day you might find her working on a freelance photo or blogging gig, wrangling her ...

A pair of scissors will help you cut threads neatly, while a fabric marker can help you trace your design onto the canvas tote. Having everything ready beforehand makes the process smoother. If ...

Inserting easy-to-release slipknots into surgical thread could help surgeons to tie perfect sutures — tight enough to help heal a wound but not so tight that they damage tissue. Researchers worked out ...

A new 3D printing concept has been developed — or is it just knitting? Researchers from Cornell University and Carnegie Mellon have unveiled a working prototype that could redefine how textiles are ...

Let me tell you a secret – I use sewing machine thread on my embroidery machine a lot of the time. The embroidery purists would disown me – And there is a reason. Sewing thread may not always hold up ...

A man gets down on one knee. A velvet box in his hand and four words on his lips. You can guess what happens next. Except, in a thatched hut in the desert of Kutch, I ...

In this edition of Know Your Handloom, we explore Kutch embroidery and learn about its diversity. Kurtas, shawls and bags with Kutch embroidery being sold at Dastkar's Nature Bazaar What is Kutch ...

An alternative to traditional stitches has been developed that promises faster wound healing and less scarring. Looking more like something from a hardware store, Zip Skin Closure System uses sticky ...

First he found hospital staff used a dirty needle on him raising a nightmare fear of cross infection, now a 71-year-old cancer patient has been the victim of another health bungle. The man, 71, had a ...