When you enter the flagship store of Shamraf, you would confuse the mannequins wearing its quintessential 3D printed fabrics for a beautiful painting hanging on a wall. The confusion may be partly due ...

1.) Prepare your work surface. Lay out a blanket on a table top—this will provide a soft surface under the fabric which will allow for easier printing. Cover the blanket with a layer of recycled ...

Researchers in Singapore and at CalTech have developed a 3D printed fabric with an interesting property: it is generally flexible but can stiffen on demand. You can see a video about the new fabric, ...

3D printing, otherwise known as additive manufacturing, is a recent innovation that has fast become one of the most important manufacturing methods. In this process, products are constructed ...

Three-dimensional printing has changed the way we make everything from prosthetic limbs to aircraft parts and even homes. Now it may be poised to upend the apparel industry as well. Fashion designers ...

In 1961, two New Yorkers who had worked in the theater moved to Key West and opened a screenprint fabric shop. In short order they met two women who assured their success. One was Lilly Pulitzer, the ...

A colourful, patterned fabric with cult status in Africa has become all the rage on this season’s catwalks. The wax-printed fabric is worth its weight in gold. In Togo, in the 1970s, a group of women ...

In a small shop nestled inside the heart of Accra, Patience Golo prepares to stitch yards of African wax print for a wedding dress she is making for a client. The fabric is rich in color: pops of ...

In Uttar Pradesh’s Farrukhabad district, textile printing is shaped by a long-standing craft tradition where the tools of the trade are as important as the fabric itself. The district is widely known ...