QUESTION: Can a material possess a negative Poisson’s ratio? The answer is “yes”. Such materials are known as “auxetic materials”. From above, we see than an auxetic material will expand in the ...

Today’s hunting clothing brands are not the same ones our grandfathers grew up wearing. There have been serious advancements in fabrics that allow clothing to be lighter, warmer, and more water ...

A good iron can make the difference between a procrastination-inducing, monotonous task and entering a flow state while you sweep a well-calibrated machine over your clothing or sheets.

Whether you’re a lingerie collector, Japanese denim nerd, or laundry procrastinator, you’ll need a reliable rack for clothing and textiles that need to air dry instead of going in the dryer ...

Many pieces of clothing instead opt for care tags that eschew clear instructions in favor of a confusing array of symbols. These hieroglyphics of squares, circles, open-topped trapezoids and squiggly ...

Get our weekly Home and Garden email for tips, and interior inspiration Doing the laundry is a bother, there’s no denying it, and the quicker our clothes can be washed, dried and folded away ...

Learn more As a plus-size woman, I know the struggle of finding great clothing in extended sizes. Fortunately, where once there were only two or three retailers catering to plus sizes, now there ...

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This week’s political headlines were eerily similar in feel to those of early July, following that momentous Joe Biden-Donald Trump debate. It’s the feel of a Democratic Party realizing (again ...

Learn more A drying rack offers a no-heat, gentle solution to drying delicate clothing and fabrics such as silk, satin, and wool. Plus, it saves a ton of energy when compared with a commercial dryer.

THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT the turning of the leaves and that first fall chill in the air makes us want to dress like we’re hiking the backwoods of Maine, even if we’re just stepping out for a ...

With so many stores, shopping for clothes online has never been easier—a blessing and a curse. Editorial stylist Jessica Minkoff always begins the journey searching for one specific item at a ...