The popular view that it is a generally African cloth is flawed. My study found that the historical origins of Asante kente in the town of Bonwire were associated with a spider weaving its web.

Fiber: Think of this as the base of a fabric. It’s like what flour and eggs are to a cake (ie: foundational ingredients). Manufacturers weave or spin fibers together to create a piece of fabric ...

As The Strategist’s resident bedding expert, I’ve slept on a lot of different bedding to know that swapping in cooling sheets — whether they’re made of a tighter-weave fabric like percale ...