Young people just don’t know how to sew anymore. One day you might just point a device at a torn dress, and it’ll print a matching patch just like that. Every year, the average American throws out ...

Repairing a rip in your rain jacket can save you a ton of coin, and it’s better for the environment to keep a jacket’s worth of plastic out of the landfill. It’s also dead-simple. With the right tools ...

Clothing of the future could have the ability to repair itself after a tear – all you need to do is add water. Researchers have developed a coating for textiles that can heal itself, and neutralize ...

Scientists have come up with a way to make rips in clothes repair themselves. Teenagers are going to be furious. The self-repairing materials, created by researchers at Penn State University, are ...

You might be surprised by the potential your old, distressed or even stained clothing still holds. While these items may no longer be suitable for wearing in public — or even at home — they can enjoy ...

Sign up below to get Mission Local’s free newsletter, a daily digest of news you won’t find elsewhere. Sign up Clothing and other textiles are winding up in ...

Alina Bradford has been writing how-tos, tech articles and more for almost two decades. She currently writes for CNET's Smart Home Section, MTVNews' tech section and for Live Science's reference ...