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TALKING TURKEY: The International Textile and Apparel Sourcing Exhibition will be held March 8-10 at the CNR I…
German Firm Buys Texworld
FRANKFURT -- The Messe Frankfurt has taken over the Paris textile fair Texworld.
Texworld runs concurrently wit…
Guilford Mills Makes Its Exit From U.S. Apparel Production
NEW YORK -- The deteriorating economic outlook in the domestic textile industry has lead Guilford Mills Corp…
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KTA Forecast: Dark And Cloudy
NEW YORK -- The U.S. textile industry is a very sick patient, said consultant Nicholas Hahn at a Wednesday fin…
Turkey Eyes Trade Deal
WASHINGTON -- The line for apparel and textile relief is about to get longer.
Turkey's prime minister, trade mi…
Customs Adds Advance Ports
WASHINGTON -- In a move to shorten the time spent processing imported apparel, the U.S. Customs Service has…
High-end Jeans Standing Tall
NEW YORK -- The recession has thrown a bucket of cold water over the once-red-hot luxury goods market, with ne…
UNITE Ad Campaign Gets Under Way Today
NEW YORK -- The six-month-old Union of Needletrades, Industrial & Textile Employees will launch its first…
2nd L.A. Show: No Go for Now
NEW YORK -- It appears that Jim Gordon's effort to mount a second textile show in Los Angeles is over -- for…
Jobs up, But Execs Low Key
NEW YORK -- Don't pop those champagne corks just yet.
That's the word from textile executives who warned that d
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Cotton’s Big Night Out
NEW YORK -- "This has turned into one of the great years for the U.S. cotton industry, as we look to have the…
Treds
NEW YORK - Fabric firms have created some unique looks for 1995 by blending natural and man-made fibers…
DuPont Rolling Out a Micromattique at 70 Denier, A Third of Silk Fiber’s Width
NEW YORK -- DuPont said Wednesit is adding to the luxe quality of microfibers with a new version of its…
Fiber and Yarn Glossary
Fifty need-to-know fiber and yarn terms:
Adipic acid: A key ingredient in type 6,6 nylon.
Bicomponent fibers (al
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Blue Bird’s Special Silk Appeal
NEW YORK -- Silks with special appeal don't have to come from faraway markets like Europe or Asia. They can…