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2017-08-01

Wojciechowska, Iza

Ever since Levi Strauss put the first jeans on the market in 1873, denim seems like it has never left us. The fashion trends in jeans and jackets have come and gone (and come back again), but denim itself has always persisted, that classic blue textile epitomizing American cool. Everyone’s got...

2017-12-01

Crawford, Craig

“Imagine if your aunt, who suffers from Alzheimer’s, has wandered out the front door and you don’t know when she left or how long she’s been gone,” begins 12-year-old Abbi Paul, a student at Argyll Scotland’s Dunoon Grammar School, in her pitch to a panel of industry leaders in London earlier...

2019-02-01

Le, Kilara

Though digital printing on a wide variety of textiles has been available on a commercially viable level for at least the last decade, there remains huge growth potential in this area of the industry. The technology continues to evolve, and though there are still challenges, there is a concerted...

2015-12-01

Pelc, Corrie

When it comes to textiles that can make a difference in people’s lives, fire retardant (FR) treated fabrics are certainly at the top of the list. That’s because, in many instances, these textiles can actually help prevent fires or protect people’s lives. “FR technologies and products are...

2017-10-01

Forrest, Fi

You may think that comfortable seats and plush carpets make up the majority of textiles in your car, but actually many of the textiles used in modern vehicles are invisible—concealed away under the hood, or in the console panels, hidden in plain sight.

2017-12-01

Wojciechowska, Iza

It’s not uncommon to grow out of a dress or a leather jacket over the years—but what about just plain growing those garments? Over the last few years, several companies have emerged that aim to upend the textile industry by growing leather and other fabrics from yeast cells, fungi, and fermented...

2014-08-01

Pelc, Corrie

Awise person once said, “All good things must come to an end.” That could be either a happening party, a blissful vacation, a fantastic meal, or that favorite shirt you won’t stop wearing despite its many holes.

2019-01-08

John A. Nychka

Visual depictions of the materials paradigm from different design perspectives. A graphic image of the double diamond design model process.

2019-08-01

Sherburne, Cary

How effective is your color management strategy? For many in the textiles and apparel industry using conventional manufacturing processes, consistent color management is a given. In fact, in textiles, color accuracy is quite stringent. In the graphic arts, a Delta E of “one”—the point at which...

2019-06-01

Crawford, Craig

Not since the 1970s introduction of the barcode-the universal language of retail-has the apparel industry undergone such a radical transformation. In the past 12 months, an important development-the upgrade of the world's barcode standard to give every product a web address in a standardized...