One of the best fabrics for your home decor needs might be staring back at you from…the bookshelf? A heavy, wear-resistant cotton cloth that's backed in crisp white paper, book cloth is traditionally ...

If you come across brightly colored, cloth-bound books from the Victorian era, you might want to handle them gently, or even steer clear altogether. Some of their attractive hues come from dyes that ...

In April, the National Library of France removed four 19th century books, all published in Great Britain, from its shelves because the covers were likely laced with arsenic. The books have been placed ...

A toxic green pigment was once used to color everything from fake flowers to book covers. Now a museum conservator is working to track down the noxious volumes. During the 19th century, emerald green ...

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Victoria Finlay’s “Fabric” examines the tangled stories of the textiles we wear and what they say about their times. By Raissa Bretaña FABRIC: The Hidden History of the Material World, by Victoria ...

The book will be published by White Rabbit Books, and invites the public to share memorable stories, photos, archive flyers and other snippets To celebrate the club's 25 birthday, fabric London has ...