A Surprising Ingredient Can Turn Cotton Into a Performance Fabric

May 13, 2024 Irina Ivanova College & Campus, Faculty/Staff

Cotton, the world’s most popular natural fiber, has a lot to recommend it. It’s lightweight, breathable, absorbent, and biodegradable. But […]

Graphical abstract from Sarkar, Islam, and Gao's EPA grant

FIT Receives Grant to Develop Reusable Face Masks from Plastic Waste

February 5, 2024 Alexandra Mann College & Campus, School of Business & Technology, Sustainability, Top Stories

The worst of the pandemic may be largely over, but the waste from everyone’s face masks isn’t. Now three Textile […]

Ajoy Sarkar and Imran Islam in front of a presentation board

Textile Development and Marketing Faculty and Students Collaborate on Research

January 3, 2023 Irina Ivanova Faculty/Staff, FIT + Industry, School of Business & Technology, Students, Sustainability, Top Stories

Two Textile Development and Marketing faculty members presented work at conferences this fall—including one industry project conducted with students. At […]

Ajoy Sarkar’s Textile Dictionary Reaches Ninth Edition

January 8, 2022 Irina Ivanova Faculty/Staff, School of Business & Technology

Textile Development and Marketing Professor Ajoy Sarkar’s seminal book on textiles has reached its ninth edition. The Dictionary of Textiles, which […]

Ajoy Sarkar Presents Paper at Textile Conference in Ghent

September 5, 2019 Laura Hatmaker College & Campus, Faculty/Staff, School of Business & Technology

Ajoy Sarkar, Textile Development and Marketing, presented a paper titled “Composting to Colorants: A Novel Approach for Sustainability and Circularity” at the […]

Ajoy Sarkar Quoted in Textile Research Journal

August 28, 2018 Laura Hatmaker Faculty/Staff, School of Business & Technology

Ajoy Sarkar, Textile Development and Marketing, was quoted in an article titled “Natural Dyes: Return of the Classics” in the […]

Sarkar outside CPUT building in Cape Town.

Ajoy Sarkar Gives Lecture in South Africa

January 9, 2018 Laura Hatmaker Faculty/Staff, School of Business & Technology

Ajoy Sarkar, Textile Development and Marketing, presented a lecture titled “Current Advances in Sustainable Textiles” at the Cape Peninsula University […]

Ajoy Sarkar Publishes Paper in Clothing and Textiles Research Journal

November 27, 2017 Laura Hatmaker Faculty/Staff, School of Business & Technology

Ajoy Sarkar, Textile Development and Marketing, co-authored a peer-reviewed paper titled “Development of a Nursing Sports Bra for Physically Active […]

Susanne Goetz and Ajoy Sarkar Participate in Textiles India

August 10, 2017 Laura Hatmaker Faculty/Staff, School of Business & Technology

Susanne Goetz, Textile/Surface Design, and Ajoy Sarkar, Textile Development and Marketing, participated in Textiles India 2017, a three-day exposition organized by […]

TDM Department Receives EPA Grant to Study Plant Growth with Muslin Compost

May 4, 2017 Alexandra Mann College & Campus, School of Business & Technology, Students, Sustainability, Top Stories

A garden grows at FIT (and it grows better with muslin compost). FIT’s Textile Development and Marketing (TDM) Department has […]

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Fashion Design AAS Exhibition: Blank Canvas — Closes

Fashion Design AAS Exhibition: Blank Canvas — Closes

Exhibition: Fashioning Wonder: A Cabinet of Curiosities — Closes

Exhibition: Fashioning Wonder: A Cabinet of Curiosities — Closes

Exhibition: Social Responsibilities of Museums — Closes

Exhibition: Social Responsibilities of Museums — Closes

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