Sandblasted jeans are a look that denim makers are literally dying for, according to an international textile union. Levi’s and H&M have agreed to stop using the sandblasting process on their denim ...

An EHU study, now published in the Journal of Cleaner Production, has found a way of using mussel shells, which usually end up in landfills, in the textile industry.

Most people have heard of sand blasting, a process used for cleaning parts by spraying a high pressure air and sand mixture. At this speed, the sand becomes abrasive and will remove paint, rust and ...

Abrasive blasting is a technique that has been in existence since 1870 when the first abrasive blasting process was patented by Benjamin Chew Tilghman. Abrasive blasting is the operation of forcibly ...

November 8, 2011 — The demand for a type of distressed denim created by sandblasting the material with silica sand has led to silicosis and death in Turkish textile workers, researchers report in an ...

Editor s note: This article, the latest in a monthly series on Vermont s granite industry, is provided courtesy of the Vermont Granite Museum. By PAUL WOOD Sandblasting is a common operation in the ...

Just Group, the owner of fashion brands such as Just Jeans, Dotti and Jay Jays, has been criticised for using the sandblasting process to create the `faded-in' look on some of its jeans. Sandblasting ...