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 >>
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Tags: Cotton, Design, Fabric, Fabric Supplier, Fashion, innovation, Material, Natural Dyeing, new vendors, Organic, Silk, sourcing, suppliers, Sustainable, technology, Textiles, Woven
Leave A CommentOk, 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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Leave A CommentI 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
Leave A CommentWhenever 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 commentJust a reminder: TexWorld USA registration in New York is open! Looking to source fabric for next season? Who's going?
Tags: Design, Fabric, Fabric Supplier, Fashion, Knit, Material, new vendors, Notions, sourcing, suppliers, Textiles, Woven
1 commentI'm not sure if you know this about me, but I really enjoy highlighting local, family-owned, generations-old companies in the fashion and textile industries. It's these mom and pop businesses that I want to see survive in this econimc climate but which, of course, have the most difficulty doing so. One aspect of the industry ...Read More >>
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