The Healing Thread

Dyeing for the Future: Confronting Water Risks in the Textile Industry

Research shows that about 425,000,000 gallons of water are being used daily in the manufacture of textiles in India alone, with 500 gallons being used to produce a single pair of jeans. A lot of dy...

Things to Know Before Putting On That $9 Shirt

Have a seat. Seriously, for what you're just about to read you might want to sit down. And make yourself a green smoothie while you're at it. Heck, you might even want to get naked. Polyester is th...

5 Changes You Can Make Today to Sleep Better

For something that we do every day and is essential to our well-being, surprisingly few pay attention to how they sleep. But better sleep makes for a better life. And here's how you'll achieve it.

Using Synthetic Dyes: The True Cost to Our Planet

The textile industry produces over a million tons of synthetic dyes a year, polluting our planet in a complex supply chain that makes it difficult for Greenpeace and other organizations to monitor ...

Samurai Secrets: Three True Stories of Aizome (Indigo Dyeing)

On March 2, 1657, bystanders on the hills west of Edo (present-day Tokyo) were looking down on a city ablaze in a massive ring of fire. It was another display of "the flowers of Edo", as the fires ...