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
1 comment15 Textile Companies or Fabulous Fabric Folks you should follow on Twitter:
Airdye
Lynne Bruning
Spoonflower
InterweaveNews
TrueUp
TexworldUSA
SurfaceDivine
TheTextileBlog
KnitWorks
TheTextileMuseum
TextileSource
GetTextileJobs
TexWorldMag
FabricStockEx
RevivalFabrics
Check them out and follow, if you're so inclined. Oh, you'd like to follow me? I'm flattered.
Tags: Design, Fabric, Material, networking, new vendors, social media, technology, Textiles
1 commentYes, that Starbucks. No, they haven't stopped making coffee. What they have started doing, though, is furnishing their interiors with a revolutionary new textile made from natural and renewable materials.
Through upcycling (creating waste materials into new products), Starbucks coffee sacks are combined with wool to create a completely unique sustainable fabric called "WoJo". The company ...Read More >>
Tags: Design, Fabric, Fibers, Furniture, innovation, Interiors, Material, Sustainable, technology, Textiles, Upholstery, wool
Leave A CommentYes, I'm interested in textiles and you're interested in textiles but it's not exactly mainstream. It's not really an industry that you see highlighted on regular basis unless you perpetually watch the DIY Network or the Style channel, right? So when I came across this video by Nokia, I just had to share it ...Read More >>
Tags: Design, Fabric, Fashion, Fibers, innovation, Material, technology, Textiles
Leave A CommentToday, while cleaning out an overstuffed shelf, I came across an old issue of Textile Insight Magazine dated November/December 2009. Thumbing through it, I started to read an article called "10 Top Trends Worth Watching in the Year Ahead". Focusing on the textile industry, the staff compiled a list of what they thought would ...Read More >>
Tags: Design, Fabric, innovation, Material, sourcing, suppliers, Sustainable, technology, Textiles, Trends
Leave A CommentYou may remember a few months back when I wrote about AirDye, the delightfully innovative company that dyes and prints fabric without the use of water. That was interesting, right? If your answer is yes then you should keep reading.
The other day, while browsing and attempting to keep abreast of industry news, I learned about ...Read More >>
Tags: Fabric, Fabric Dyeing, Fabric Supplier, innovation, Knit, Material, new vendors, Textiles
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