Home >> Articles >> Recycling Fiber Recycling Fiber Author:by Nancy Oxford, President How would you respond if your child walked through the door and asked, How many soda pop bottles does it take to cover a sofa? They are not setting you up for a silly punch line. Rather, the answer is no joke...

Home >> Articles >> Children's Sleepwear Children's Sleepwear Author:Amy Willbanks, Vice President The Flammable Fabrics Act was passed by Congress in 1953 due to several apparel-fire related deaths. The law forbids the marketing of dangerously flammable material, including all wearing apparel, r...

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Home >> Articles >> Silk Silk Author:by Amy Willbanks, Vice President Marketing and Sales - Textile Fabric Consultants, Inc. Silk Fabric History Legend has it that silk was discovered around 2640 B.C. when a Chinese Empress, Hsi Ling Shi, became intrigued by silkworms. She was given the task of stud...

Home >> Articles >> Rayon: Is that Silk? Rayon: Is that Silk? Author:Karen Brandon History: The result of efforts to create a cheaper substitute for the precious and expensive silk fiber was rayon, the first manufactured celluosic fiber. Invented in 1884 in France, it was first manufactured for comm...