CULM Journal
How Fibre Blends Change the Feel and Performance of Clothing
Fibre blends combine two or more fibres to change a fabric’s hand, drape, structure, stretch, durability...
What Is Linen Fabric? A Practical Flax Fibre Guide
Linen is textile made from flax fibre. Its familiar crisp, textural character can vary widely with...
How to Read a Clothing Fibre Composition Label
A fibre composition label tells you what a garment contains and in what proportion, but it...
Natural vs Synthetic Fibres: What Actually Matters?
Natural and synthetic fibres each have different strengths and trade-offs. The useful comparison is garment-specific rather...
Bast Fibres Explained: Hemp, Flax, Ramie and More
Bast fibres come from fibrous layers in plant stems and include hemp, flax, ramie and jute....
What Is Ramie Fabric? A Practical Clothing Guide
Ramie is a plant-based bast fibre known for a crisp, often lustrous character and is commonly...
What Is Bamboo Fabric? Fibre, Viscose and Process Explained
Bamboo is a feedstock name, not always a fibre-process description. Many bamboo textiles are regenerated cellulose,...
What Is Banana Fibre Fabric? A Practical Guide
Banana textile fibre can be extracted from the plant’s pseudostem, but the final fabric depends on...
Hemp vs Linen: What’s the Difference?
Hemp and linen are both plant-based bast fibres, but they come from different plants and can...
What Are Natural Fibres? A Practical Clothing Guide
Natural fibres come from plant, animal or mineral sources, but fibre origin alone does not tell...
How to Build a Smaller, Longer-Wear Wardrobe
A smaller wardrobe is built by choosing useful pieces deliberately, understanding how they are made and...
What Is Clothing Traceability?
Clothing traceability means connecting a garment to verifiable information about what it contains, where relevant stages...
How to Wash and Care for Hemp Clothing
A practical care framework for hemp and natural-fibre clothing, with garment-specific instructions taking priority over generic...
Does Hemp Clothing Get Softer With Wear?
Hemp clothing can soften and relax with wear, but the result depends on the yarn, weave,...
What Is Hemp Fabric? A Practical Clothing Guide
A practical introduction to hemp fabric: what it is, how it can feel, how it differs...