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Source4Style: A Textile Sourcing Platform’s Anniversary Updates

December 9, 2010 in Apparel Textiles, Company Spotlight, Finding New Vendors, Importing Fabrics, Jobbers, Mills, Purchasing Domestic Fabrics by Nicole

I know I've told you about Source4Style in the past. But for those of you who don't remember I'll do a quick recap. S4S is the premier B2B online marketplace that allows designers to search and source more sustainable materials from a network of global suppliers. I should mention that I'm a big fan so I ...Read More >>

Tags: Cotton, Design, Fabric, Fabric Supplier, Fashion, innovation, Material, Natural Dyeing, new vendors, Organic, Silk, sourcing, suppliers, Sustainable, technology, Textiles, Woven

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Textile Shows in March. Is That All There Is?

November 23, 2010 in Apparel Textiles, Finding New Vendors, Industry Events by Nicole

Ok, so apparently if you want to attend a textile show in the month of February, you have to go to France. While I'm not opposed this idea, I think most of us will be stateside so I'm going to concentrate on the March Shows. Have you registered yet?
March 2011:
15th- 17th
Techtextil North America
Technical Textile Industry
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Tags: Fabric, Fabric Supplier, Fashion, forecasting, Material, new vendors, Notions, sourcing, suppliers, Textiles, Trends, Trimming, Woven

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Upcoming Textile Shows. Who’s Going Where?

November 18, 2010 in Apparel Textiles, Eco and Sustainable Fabrics, Finding New Vendors, Home Textiles, Industry Events, Outdoor Fabrics by Nicole

I was looking at my copy of the latest Eco Textile News and was reminded show season is coming up again. Here are just a few global textile shows coming up in January. Are you going? To which ones? Please feel free to comment with additional shows you feel are worth mentioning.
January 2011:
12th - 15th
Heimtextil
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Tags: Fabric, Fabric Supplier, Fashion, forecasting, Interiors, Material, new vendors, sourcing, suppliers, Textiles, Trends

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Soaring Costs of Textile Raw Material; How Are You Dealing?

November 11, 2010 in Importing Fabrics, Textile Industry News, Uncategorized by Nicole

Whenever I get a call from someone looking for fabric, one of the first things they ask is "How much?"...how much do I have to order, how much time until I can get the fabric, how much money to buy the fabric... Lately, the hardest "how much" to answer is the one about money.
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Tags: Cotton, Fabric, Fibers, importing, Material, sourcing, Textiles

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Printed Textile Inspiration

November 5, 2010 in Company Spotlight, Fabric Spotlight, Favorite Fabric Find, Finding New Vendors, Home Textiles, Importing Fabrics by Nicole

On this crisp November Friday, I thought I'd share a beautiful splattering of screen printed fabrics from Sweden based company Just Scandinavian.
The prints are bright, fun, playful, applied to 100% linen textiles, and sold by the yard. I think they're just lovely and I hope you do too.

Tags: color, Design, Fabric, Fabric Supplier, Interiors, linen, Pattern, Printing, screen printing, suppliers, Textiles