The activewear giant has used chemical recycling to make jersey for 16 teams competing in the tournament. But the technique is unlikely to help solve fashion’s waste issue.

Use your fabric scraps to create a colorful and lightweight bowl. To start, cover the outside of a bowl with aluminum foil or plastic wrap so that the fabric will release from the bowl when dry. This ...

Longtime readers of this column may remember the reader who wanted to know where she could donate her fabric scraps. I offered details on a small organization in Texas that turns new fabric scraps ...

These beginner-friendly projects will turn your fabric leftovers into functional and decorative treasures. If you sew, quilt, or craft, chances are you have a growing pile of fabric scraps that are ...

The story is told of a dedicated crafter whose workroom was filled floor to ceiling with leftovers from her past projects. She couldn't bear to throw any of them away. Among the cartons, there was ...

Reducing waste has always been a top priority for more efficient business but the pressure is piling on fashion brands to reduce the amount of textile sent to landfill to protect the environment too.

The light blue color in a new hoodie didn’t come from conventional dye: Instead, the sustainability-focused clothing brand Pangaia worked with a partner to create dye from scraps of blue fabric ...

Take a step back into the old days and try quilting with scraps of fabric. Quilts made of clothing scraps are a great way to reduce landfill overload, revive an old-fashioned skill and save money. My ...

On him: Pidayit blazer with Mao collar made of “retazo”; on her: diaphanous blouse, Japanese-inspired belt and skirt made of doilies When Philip Torres started designing clothes and accessories using ...

Do you save every little bit of beautiful fabric and yarn but need more ways to use it? This process is an easy way to use any size of textile scrap. Start with a larger scrap for the base cut to ...