A new technology reduces the number of processes and natural resources that are traditionally required to dye cotton garments. Swiss specialty chemicals company Archroma and Somelos, a Portuguese ...

Reactive dyeing remains pivotal in imparting vibrant, long‐lasting colours to cotton fabrics through a chemical process that establishes covalent bonds between dye molecules and cellulose.

Improvements in chemistry mean that more sustainable dyes are now being manufactured by industry giants, with technology that enables the dyeing of clothes without water also in the pipeline. There’s ...

Tie-dyeing is a fun activity that can spice up clothes with colorful patterns. Although kits are available in stores, nature provides dyes that can be extracted from items found in one's yard -- for ...

Think about your favorite shirt. What color is it — and how did it become that color? The dye manufacturer tested different types of fabrics to see how the color would look on each. The manufacturer ...