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News2 Sept 2013Combine Yorkshire wool, an original woollen mill, a renowned textile designer, a 90 year ago loom and what do you have? The ingredients for a micro-manufacturing project set to launch in honour of Yorkshire Wool Week in October (14-20).
News30 Aug 2013With less than two weeks to go before the 52nd Dornbirn Man-made Fibres Conference (MFC), the international community is gearing up to focus on the latest issues, in particular sustainability, facing the industry.
Demand for indoor sportswear and fitness apparel is set for strong growth, despite constrained consumer spending, according to new research from Textiles Intelligence.
News30 Aug 2013Since the arrival of 3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing, WTiN has made the judgement that this technology is outside its scope – a manufacturing rather than product-decoration technique, and one that appeared to have little application in textiles.
News30 Aug 2013The first commercial carpet range of full platinum certificated, 100% Scottish Highland fleece will debut at the Harrogate Flooring Show in September. The carpet is the result of collaboration between the British Wool Marketing Board (BWMB), British farmers, Haworth Scouring, global testing authority Enco and Kingsmead carpets.
Review30 Aug 2013The Autumn Edition of Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics is full of promise. As well as the return of the Milano Unica and other country pavilions, visitors can expect to see a Premium Wool Zone and the debut of the Texprint Award in China. Charlotte Rogers looks ahead to the forthcoming show.
Review30 Aug 2013It was less looking backwards, more attention on the future at the latest edition of Pitti Immagine Uomo. Whilst heritage still has its part to play, this is with a modern twist in line with the renewed colourful and positive approach to fashion. Janet Prescott reports from Florence.
News30 Aug 2013Bedding and upholstery fabrics manufacturer Culp saw sales of $70.1m for the first quarter ending July 28, compared with $69.2m a year ago. The company reported net income of $3.2m for the quarter compared with net income of $3.5m for the first quarter of financial year 2013.
News30 Aug 2013Brazil’s textile and clothing industry, including spinning, weaving and knitting, is expected to grow in value by just 2.7% this year as the fifth largest global producer faces “great challenges” ahead, according to an industry report.
News29 Aug 2013According to data published by the provincial government in Zhejiang, major centre for synthetic textile production in eastern China, the local manufacturing sector consumed 145 billion kilowatts of electricity during the first seven months of the year, up 5.54% from the corresponding timeframe in 2012. However, consumption by the textile sector specifically rose by 3.14% during the same timeframe.
