Four cultural stewards of sustainability unpack how indigo embodies Black fashion’s legacy of labor, innovation, and enduring ...

So, Julian Silverman and colleagues wanted to show how these natural dyes can be used in tie-dyeing to produce designs of white, brown, orange and bluish-black colors on cotton napkins.

Fifth-generation Black farmer Julius Tillery said he is on a mission to show the world how far the community has come with regards to harvesting cotton.

The team is also working on black cotton, which would be a significant achievement—black dyes are notoriously the nastiest, most toxic of the lot. And the less dye the better.

Making pastel-hued ice cream at home is easy, even without artificial food dyes. All you need are a few natural ingredients and a little bit of time.

This article was originally published with the title “To Dye Black Satinet, Muslin de Laine, and other Goods which have a Woollen Weft and Cotton Warp” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 5 ...

The North Carolina company Black Cotton harvests cotton into home décor, art and jewelry. But cotton has always had its roots in the land this fifth-generation farmer lives on.

Activists said farmers are getting only Rs2,000-2,500 per quintal for cotton as black coal dust from industries is seen clotting the cotton bolls, as against minimum support price of Rs5,400 per ...

A video of a Black baseball player in Little League having cotton-like material placed on his head by white teammates during Sunday's MLB Little League Classic game has led to accusations of ...

So, Julian Silverman and colleagues wanted to show how these natural dyes can be used in tie-dyeing to produce designs of white, brown, orange and bluish-black colors on cotton napkins.