The Planetones dye solution by Noyon Lanka is the first of its kind to be certified by the Control Union, according to the company. The innovation is part of Noyon’s commitment to ensuring the ...

As recently as a generation ago, there were two dozen dyehouses churning out colored fabrics for the city's garment makers. Today there are just three. It is indeed a dying business.

Besides a smattering of chain hobby stores whose selection of apparel-worthy fashion fabrics is slim at best, there are few remaining brick-and-mortar shops to buy fabric for making clothes.

Fabric stores that sell threads, buttons and materials for making clothes are dwindling in San Diego, with owners shuttering their shops citing waning interest from customers. The disappearance of … ...