Cotton Feeds the World
(Update: 17. October 2020) Cotton is not only a fibre for the textile industry. Its sphere of influence goes much further: it is an essential economic factor for many farmers …
Glowing Cotton – Science or Fiction
Functional fabrics also known as “smart textiles” include coatings or secondary materials with properties such as colour changing or generating electricity with movement. The challenge is that anything added to …
Natural fibres production reaches 30 million tons
An estimated 60 million households were engaged in natural fibre production during 2016, including some 45 million households producing Cotton, 6 million producing Jute, kenaf and allied fibres, about 5 …
Allegations made against natural fibres are based on ignorance of agriculture
Dr. Terry Townsend as chair of DNFI.org rectifies fake fakts about growing natural fibres in a podcast of Elisabeth van Delden. He points out why it is so important for natural fibres to …
Cotton Irrigation Systems Overview
(Update: 17. October 2020) Cotton Incorporated has released a in deeps overview report about irrigation systems for cotton crops. The three most common systems are: Sprinkler irrigation Surface irrigation Drip …
Fibres to Fabrics – An Historical Documentation
Sometimes the question is asked: “What has changed in textile in the last decades?” This historical film from the middle of the last century shows in 10 minutes textile techniques …
