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News23 Jul 2014UK silk specialist James Hare is launching two collections exploring new textures, colours and coordinated decorative themes at Decorex International 2014 in London (September 21-24).
News23 Jul 2014PETA has led a promotion of faux fur instead of real fur, by sending Prince George a regal velvet robe trimmed with faux fur, produced by The Throw Company, to mark his first birthday on July 22.
News23 Jul 2014SGI Dubai 2015 will include an exclusive textile printing pavilion called SGI Textile, the International Expo Consults (IEC) has confirmed. New technologies will be introduced under two broad categories, ‘technical fabric’ and ‘garment decoration’. The show will be held from January 11-13, at the Dubai World Trade Centre.
What do leading companies in the field of sportswear and car seating have in common? They are both looking for new ways to optimise how fabrics are produced to meet future challenges, of course.
SSM Industries has developed the Pro-CFR 12 CAL fabric, offering an increased measure of safety in line with the recently published Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 1910.269 Standard Revision which took effect on July 11.
The Association of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers (ACIMIT) will be seeking new business opportunities at the Central Asian International Textile Machinery Exhibition (CAITME) to be held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, from September 10-12.
Epson is increasing the production capacity of its PrecisionCore inkjet print heads. Developed to offer fast print speeds and good image quality, they are used primarily in office, commercial and industrial inkjet printers. It also has applications in textile printing.
Designer trends at Pitti Immagine Filati 2015/16 were rooted firmly in comfort and warmth, with much brushing, knopping, knotting and twisting and wide use of animal fibres and noble materials. Paradoxically, conventional autumnal tones did not feature widely. Rather, a penchant for winter pastels emerged and unusual combinations of colours.
News22 Jul 2014Fashion sourcing trade show Première Vision New York will host a panel discussion today at 5pm local time, looking to answer questions surrounding the integration of sustainability into all processes of creating apparel. The discussion will take place in the seminar room of Pier 92, the venue for this year’s show (July 22-23).
Marks and Spencer has seen a rise in total clothing sales at the end of the first quarter of the fiscal year 2014/15. According to the company’s Trade Statement, womenswear is in growth and the total clothing sales are up 0.1% compared with a like-for-like decrease of 0.6% in 2013.
The manufacture of nonwoven surgical gowns are offering Cambodia’s nascent nonwovens sector hope for growth, in one of the world’s toughest garment and fabric export businesses. The problem for smaller emerging market countries such as Cambodia, experts from international nonwovens industry associations told WTiN.com, is that nonwovens economics work best with domestic sales.
