Cambodia’s garment, footwear, travel goods export up 20 pct in Q1

Cambodia’s garment, footwear, travel goods export up 20 pct in Q1

April 15, 2024

By Xinhua 13th April, 2024. Cambodia exported $2,941 million worth of garment, footwear and travel products (GFTs) to international markets in the first quarter of 2024, up 20 percent from 2,449 million dollars over the same period last year, said a report released by the Ministry of Commerce...Read More

How fabric designer Lisa Baudry is making her vibrant art a viable career

How fabric designer Lisa Baudry is making her vibrant art a viable career

April 15, 2024

  As told to Joanna Davis. 13th April, 2024 Lisa Baudry did a degree in graphic design with a major in illustration, and found her niche after years thinking you had to have a textile degree to design fabrics. She lives in Waterview, Auckland, with her daughter, 14. LISA:...Read More

Why GI tag for Sujani weaving of Bharuch is significant

Why GI tag for Sujani weaving of Bharuch is significant

April 15, 2024

It will secure the future of a century-old handicraft that just two years ago had barely a few artisans as the last custodians By Jumana Shah 8th April, 2024 | Updated 9th April, 2024 12:23 IST Edited By: Ashish Mukherjee Published By: Shyam Balasubramanian Gujarat’s endangered...Read More

Korea’s Sae-A Trading buys US sportswear maker Tegra

Korea’s Sae-A Trading buys US sportswear maker Tegra

April 13, 2024

Tegra's headquarters will be moved to Seoul; it operates five textile and garment firms across the Americas By Mi-Kyoung Lee  9th April, 2024 (Gmt+09:00) 1 Min read South Korean textile maker and supplier Sae-A Trading Co. said on Tuesday it has signed a definitive agreement to...Read More

Military benefits with Heathcoat’s new Drytec

Military benefits with Heathcoat’s new Drytec

April 13, 2024

Patent-pending spacer fabric actively draws moisture from the skin and allows it to be dispersed to the outer fabric surface. By Innovation in Textiles 8th April 2024 Tiverton, United Kingdom The new Drytec surface-to-surface moisture-wicking spacer fabric from the UK’s Heathcoat...Read More

This woman entrepreneur aims to revive traditional weaving with DIY Handloom Kits

This woman entrepreneur aims to revive traditional weaving with DIY Handloom Kits

April 13, 2024

Kalaiyarasi Ramachandran started Raatai after she found that traditional handloom weaving had taken a hit in her village. Raatai oers DIY handloom kits that can be used by both children and adults. By Rekha Balakrishnan 11th April, 2024 5 min Read When Kalaiyarasi Ramachandran first met...Read More

Groz-Beckert and Santoni develop innovative INNOTAS knitting system

Groz-Beckert and Santoni develop innovative INNOTAS knitting system

April 12, 2024

9th April, 2024  By Textile Magazine In recent years, Italian circular knitting machine manufacturer Santoni (part of the Lonati Group) and Groz-Beckert have worked together to develop a new self-cleaning knitting system for the INNOTAS circular knitting machine. The knitting system is...Read More

How Women Are Driving Change In The Workwear Sector

How Women Are Driving Change In The Workwear Sector

April 12, 2024

By Jamie Stokes 8th March 2024 The evolution of workwear to include designs that cater to the needs of women in the workplace marks a significant stride towards inclusivity. Historically, the working environment, with its attire predominantly designed for men, has overlooked the specific...Read More

Multinationals in India start offloading cotton as global prices decline on weak demand

Multinationals in India start offloading cotton as global prices decline on weak demand

April 12, 2024

The May cotton futures contract on ICE, which touched a high of 103.80 cents on February 28 has eased to a level of 85.89 cents on April 10 By Vishwanath Kulkarni Updated - April 11, 2024 at 08:52 AM. As the cotton futures on ICE ease on muted global demand and prospects of a better crop...Read More

Bacteria is the new black: Scientists create microbes that make self-dyeing textiles

Bacteria is the new black: Scientists create microbes that make self-dyeing textiles

April 11, 2024

Researchers created a wallet and part of shoe by genetically engineering kombucha bacteria to produce melanin By Madeline Reinsel 9th April 2024 5:45 PM ET For sustainability-minded fashionistas, materials made by fast-growing, eco-friendly bacteria offer an appealing alternative to...Read More

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