Today, a lot of us walk about in leather, cotton, or other boring fabrics. But researchers are working to make the future way cooler, with flame retardant seaweed fabrics, self-healing sea silk, and polar bear inspired de-icing...

Howcast - Wearing vintage clothing is one of the best ways to reduce the environmental impact of your fashion choices—short of walking around naked.

Howcast - Learn all about crochet from Lion Brand Yarn's Andrea Lemire in this Howcast video.

Howcast - Learn how to do the basic stitches to knit a scarf in this Howcast tutorial.

Howcast -Learn about Cynthia Mann, owner of Fabricworm and Birch Fabrics and one of Howcast's sewing experts, in this video.

Applique is a way to add pizzazz to handmade quilts that will showcase your imagination, creativity, and sewing skills.

This video showcases the new editor sportswear designed by Adidas for British Olympic athletes competing in Athens. The garments feature Climacool technology, with fabrics that breathe and encourage sweat evaporation to keep athletes...

Nylon is one of the strongest polymers created by man. What makes it so durable? Chemistry - Chemical Industries - Learning Points. In the past, clothes were all made from natural sources, such as silk, wool and cotton. Then Wallace...

Dr. Forrester shows how to identify parts of a system that are natural and manmade. She shows how to identify the sources of manmade products such as plastics, metals, aluminum, fabrics, paper, and cardboard.

In this video, psychologists Eve Ash and Peter Quarry discuss the common problem of dealing with body odor or bad breath in a sensitive way, particularly in a work or social setting. They emphasize the importance of giving feedback in...

At the 2014 Olympics, long track speed skater Shani Davis will be wearing what may be one of the most advanced competition suits ever engineered. Under Armour Innovation lab's Kevin Haley and polymer scientist and engineer Sarah...

It explains synthetic fibres and their characteristics. It talks about rayon, nylon, polyester and acrylic.

In this video, Bill Carmody explains the conversion process in manufacturing, highlighting the transformation of raw materials into finished goods or services. He emphasizes the importance of not only the physical resources like rubber,...

Bino and Fino are excited! Mummy is taking them to her friend Mrs. Ade, the Tailor to measure for some new clothes.