Inspired by kirigami, a type of Japanese paper art, researchers have created a new material that transforms from a grid into ...

Imagine you’re in south-east Cape York Peninsula, heading north from the tiny town of Laura – population 133. You’re in a dusty four wheel drive, bumping over a rough gravel road to a remote location ...

Professor, School of Humanities, Languages and Social Science, Griffith University Lynley Wallis receives funding from the Australia Research Council. She is affiliated with the Australian Association ...

Felicia Biles grew up watching her older sister and mother sew, but never tried it until three years ago when she joined a quilting guild in Camden. Since then, Biles has made and sold quilted ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Mixed media artist Gina Phillips, from the Lower Ninth Ward, like so many others, lost everything in Hurricane Katrina, 20 years ago. Now, decades later, she’s reflecting on the ...

It has long been believed that within Ancient Inca society, khipus—intricate woven string objects used as a form of writing—were the preserve of the elite. But after studying human hair woven into a ...

When she was young, Mary Everest Boole found some cards with evenly spaced holes around the edges. She laced a thread from each hole to the one opposite, covering the card with lines that crossed in ...

Learn how to embroider using your sewing machine with this easy tutorial! Perfect for beginners—watch now to add custom designs to any fabric project! The Fed announces quarter-point interest rate cut ...

Some 30 million Americans sew, and their ages now trend younger – TikTok shares nearly 3 million posts with #sewing and related terms. The rise of slow fashion, DIY and sustainability has reversed ...

Last month, the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) collective reported that dark energy is evolving—specifically weakening—and it could help provide the first observational evidence of string ...