The last time a piece of technology significantly overhauled the textile industry, it was 1842 with the invention of the sewing machine. Today, robots can handle parts of the garment-making ...

For much of the nineteenth century, inventors submitted a model with their patent application to the United States Patent Office. The National Museum of American History’s patent model collection ...

Textile Arts Center of Madison’s new space at 1702 S. Park St. is in the old Thorstad Chevrolet building, where a car dealership operated for 40 years until the early 2010s. Heather Kohlmeier, TAC’s ...

The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Riley Papp and Ninwa ...