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Twist and Shout!
How fabrics help amusement parks create an amazing experience. While materials like steel, wood, and plastic play dominant roles in the construction and design of amusement parks, fabrics are present in more ways than you might think. From high-resolution digital printed textile backdrops to create immersive scenery to costumes specially designed for […]
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I Remember When: My Top Ten List from the Textile Industry
I Remember When: My Top Ten List from the Textile Industry By Don Carrigan This past June, I reached a milestone in my textile career: I have worked 60 years in the industry (57 years as an 秀色直播member!) After obtaining a degree in textile chemistry, I started full time employment at Cannon Mills in […]
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A Textile Tapestry for the Animal Kingdom
From early alliances formed for survival to the companionships that eventually evolved, animals have played an integral role in shaping the narrative of human existence. One tangible expression of this bond is the textiles we use to adorn, comfort, and protect animals. This article explores the rich tapestry of textiles and textile innovations that underscore […]
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The Great Outdoors
How outdoor brands are prioritizing聽sustainability, measuring progress and communicating results. Shared experiences and values across a wide range of outdoor activities have established a strong sense of community throughout the outdoor industries, transcending national frontiers. Allied to the evolution of awareness regarding threats to the natural environment, this community spirit has led to shared views […]
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Reshoring, Nearshoring, and Friendshoring
During the pandemic, the frailties of traditional supply chains were clearly exposed, resulting in significant disruptions across almost all industries around the globe. As we exited the pandemic, brands and retailers were still struggling to find a balance between time, cost, and quality as they worked to restructure supply chains and bring their infrastructure into […]
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Digital Fabric Printing: The Entrepreneurial Opportunity
With the increasing number of digital fabric printing solutions now on the market and their high quality, affordability and ease of use, there is growing opportunity for entrepreneurs to enter the market, starting their own businesses and providing unique services for their brand and designer clients. Raspberry Creek Fabrics is one such business. Founded by […]
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Sneak Peek: How Can Slow Fashion Win the Fashion Race?
(The following feature is an excerpt from the feature article in the November/December 2023 issue of 秀色直播Review. If you are an 秀色直播member, download your copy of the magazine to read the entire feature.) While 80 billion 鈥榝ast fashion鈥 garments are produced every year, 30% of clothing purchases are never worn. Furthermore, most clothes […]
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Near-Shoring and the Future of the Textile Industry
In recent years, the textile industry has been undergoing significant changes. A tough lesson many apparel brands learned through the Covid-19 pandemic is that inexpensive but distant production and jammed ports of entry can wreak havoc on production timelines, inventory levels, and time to market. Further complicating the matter, the new prevalence of work-from-home and […]
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Are Nanotechnology Textiles Sustainable?
Millie is 20. She鈥檚 quite the purveyor of fast fashion. But she鈥檚 also a conscious consumer.聽 And as a matter of fact, she鈥檚 also into nano-coated wearables. Nano-coatings are thin films in the nanoscale range (around 1-100 nm) that are applied to surfaces to enhance various features such as antibacterial and anti-fouling capabilities, corrosion resistance, […]
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Turn It Up!
What&/blog/page/4/8217;s new in the acoustic fabric market. With so many uses, it&/blog/page/4/8217;s not surprising both main sectors of the acoustic market are currently growing. Researchers estimate the fabric acoustic panel industry will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 7.2% between 2021 to 2030. And the global automotive acoustic materials market is expected […]
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A Report on ITMA, Milan
By Jitendra Kumar Srivastava, Colortex Industries Pvt. Ltd. And Coraplast Industries ITMA 2023 has transformed into a comprehensive platform encompassing emerging trends, inventive solutions, fresh insights, and exemplary methodologies. The event&/blog/page/4/8217;s overarching theme revolves around revolutionizing the textile industry, with four sub-themes falling under this encompassing title: advanced materials, automation and digital […]
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Fashion Is Still Flirting with Smart Fabrics
Early this year, during Paris Fashion Week, Japanese design house Anrealage debuted color and texture changing clothes for their AW 23/24 collection. Described as 鈥渁 scientist of fashion,鈥 Kunihiko Morinaga presented his own wearable take on Umwelt (German for 鈥榚nvironment鈥 or 鈥榮urround-world鈥), a 19th-century concept developed […]
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