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The Wonders of Replicas
The Wonders of Replicas By Erika Simmons Two dimensional standards are awesome. They provide an excellent means for making comparison between two states of a test specimen. Unfortunately, there can sometimes be factors that limit the total functionality of 2-D standards. For instance, the flat nature of 2-D standards make it difficult to assess the […]
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Untangling the Web: Recycling Cotton-Polyester Blends
By J. Michael Quante, ÐãÉ«Ö±²¥science editor Greater than the Sum of its Parts… Creating fabrics with fiber blends is a mainstay of our industry, combining fabric properties that can lead to greater wearability, durability, easy-care properties, affordability, and multi-functionality (e.g., athleisure wear). Leading the pack by a wide margin are cotton-polyester blends (or […]
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RE/FASHION GOODWILL POP-UP EXPLORES A BENEFICIAL LIFECYCLE MODEL
ÐãÉ«Ö±²¥STUDENT CHAPTER UPDATE: UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE FASHION APPAREL STUDIES + GOODWILL OF DELAWARE + DELAWARE COUNTY HOST RE/FASHION STUDIO POP-UP! RE/FASHION GOODWILL POP-UP EXPLORES A BENEFICIAL LIFECYCLE MODEL By Kendall Keough, UD Fashion and Apparel Studies MS Graduate (2020) The waste created by the fashion industry is second in the world only to the […]
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Sustainability: The Next Generation
By John Russel Jones Global student climate strikes held in 2019 were a clear demonstration that the next generation is taking climate change much more seriously than its predecessors. While many in the fashion and related industries do what they can to mitigate the impact of centuries of bad behavior (starting with the Industrial […]
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Bringing Fabrics Alive with Special Pigments and Finishes
By Kim Anderson Innovative effects achieved through specialty pigments and finishes bring a shot of glamour to fabrics. To continue to be competitive in the textile industry, companies are constantly looking for ways to maintain and rebuild interest in their product line. Some are accomplishing this herculean task by devising innovative ways to bring […]
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Rent the Wrong Way: What’s Tech Got to Do With It?
Rent the Wrong Way: What’s Tech Got to Do With It? by Craig Crawford Fashion rentals and subscription models are big digital businesses that are proving to be only as strong as the tech stacks beneath them. The recent consumer outcry in September, when Rent the Runway temporarily stopped new subscriptions and ceased shipping due […]
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Reducing Textile &/blog/page/12/038; Apparel Waste
Reducing Textile & Apparel Waste By Ritu Jadwani, Delaware Valley Section The cutting stage of garment manufacturing creates the largest amount of pre-consumer fabric wastage. If cutting can be simplified or improved, the waste can be reduced to a large extent. Textile waste can be divided into pre-consumer and post-consumer waste. The pre-consumer waste is […]
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Delaware Valley Section Meeting
Delaware Valley Section Meeting By Ritu Jadwani The ÐãÉ«Ö±²¥Delaware Valley Section members had their fall meeting on Tuesday, October 8th at the Datacolor corporate office in Lawrence Township, NJ, USA. Datacolor provides color management hardware, software and support to save time and cut costs while increasing accuracy for textile industry professionals. Kate Edwards, who […]
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Using Visible Light To Decay Toxic Dyes
Using Visible Light To Decay Toxic Dyes By Jessica Owen Researchers at Texas Tech University in the US have developed a better filtration method to remove toxic dyes from wastewater. Jessica Owen reports. When fabrics are dyed, one of the final stages is the washing process, which helps to both set the dye in the […]
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Can Our Clothes Help Us Cope With Global Warming?
Can Our Clothes Help Us Cope With Global Warming? By Apurba Banerjee, Ph.D. Our planet is getting hotter. Much, much hotter. July 2019 was the hottest month ever recorded on Earth, with unprecedented temperatures in many cities across the globe. Polar sea ice melted to record lows, and Arctic sea ice was almost 20% below average. […]
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Smart Textiles: Not Just For Superheroes
Smart Textiles: Not Just For Superheroes Kony Chatterjee, PhD Candidate Wilson College of Textiles North Carolina State University While I watched the Black Panther ride atop a car fighting off adversaries and chasing his enemies I had an epiphany – he would win in a fight against Iron Man. His futuristic suit made of a […]
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SDL Atlas Exhibited the Latest in Textile Testing During a Successful ITMA 2019
During ITMA 2019, June 20 – 26, in Barcelona, Spain, SDL Atlas introduced their latest technology and developments across a wide range of products. Of special interest to visitors were RemoteAccess, the new line of SDL Atlas Test Materials and the newly redesigned Vortex M6, which was displayed for the first time ever. The Vortex […]
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