• Pounded plants on cotton: Methods, outcomes, and colorfastness of post-treatments 

  Haar, Sherry J.; Doty, Kelsie

  Plant pounding is the transfer of plant pigment onto textiles through the mechanical force of hammering. The resulting image can mimic the original petal or leaf. A challenge can be poor colorfastness. Even though this is ...
• Multi-jet electrospinning of polystyrene/polyamide 6 blend: thermal and mechanical properties 

  Yoon, Jae Won; Park, Yaewon; Kim, Jooyoun; Park, Chung Hee

  Polystyrene (PS) has high thermal resistance thus can be applied as thermally comfortable textile. However, the application is limited due its low mechanical strength. In this study, polyamide 6 (PA6) was blended with PS ...
• Black walnut, Osage orange and eastern redcedar sawmill waste as natural dyes: effect of aluminum mordant on color parameters 

  Doty, Kelsie; Haar, Sherry J.; Kim, Jooyoun

  The triple bottom line can be impacted in both positive and negative ways by the use of tree sawmill waste as a natural dye. Trees contain a biomordant in the form of tannin which may eliminate the need for metallic mordants, ...
• Processing Beyond Drawing: A Case Study Exploring Ideation for Teaching Design 

  Orthel, Bryan D.; Day, Julia K.

  Designers’ internal thought processes can be externally expressed and represented through sketching and other forms of communication. Novice designers often struggle to communicate their ideas. This article reports an ...
• Fair trade consumption from the perspective of US Baby Boomers 

  Benson, Ebony; Hiller Connell, Kim Y. (2014-11-25)

  Purpose – The purpose of this study is to expand the knowledge base of Baby Boomers’ attitudes, behaviours and perceived barriers related to fair trade purchasing. Design/methodology/approach – This study included 168 ...

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