by Milou Kuipers | Jul 10, 2021 | Sustainability, Textile Knowledge
What is the best fabric for making a sustainable pair of jeans? One pair of jeans requires seven to eight thousand litres of water, pesticides are used to grow the cotton and harmful chemicals are used in the dying process. This is contrary to Enschede...
by Jari Sanders | Jun 10, 2021 | Textile Knowledge
What are the advantages of linen fabrics? As the Enschede Textile City, the impact on the environment is paramount. A fabric we can therefore not get enough of is linen. In this article we will tell you exactly what linen is, what makes it so sustainable and...
by Jari Sanders | Apr 23, 2021 | Textile Knowledge
How is herringbone made? Herringbone is a weave with a characteristic V-shaped pattern. The pattern gets its name from its resemblance to the skeleton of a fish, specifically a herring. The herringbone weave is a broken twill. This means that the slanting line that...
by Anne Uelderink | Mar 18, 2021 | Textile Knowledge
How do you recognize different fabric compositions in your textile product? Each fabric has certain properties and characteristics. Similarly, different materials may have been incorporated into one product to enhance each other or for economic reasons. But how do you...
by Danielle Zandbergen | Mar 16, 2021 | Textile Knowledge
What is a dobby weave? If you are not really familiar with looms but are very busy with textiles, you will probably have heard this one by now. Dobby, also known as Harry Potter’s house-elf, but not the one that this article is about. Loom A dobby is a loom,...
by Jari Sanders | Mar 12, 2021 | Textile Knowledge
What is a panama weave? The white panama hat, who doesn’t know it. The weaving of these hats is pure handicraft and is considered a true art of weaving. The weave used in weaving these hats is called the panama weave. The panama weave, also called “mat...
