Recent public awareness of the escalating problems due to diminishing natural resources are helping focus attention on the need to adopt sustainable and healthy lifestyles. Even Wal-Mart, the Sultan of PR hype and hyperbole, has undertaken a major campaign to introduce organic foods and organic clothing along with sustainable business practices. Sustainable clothing and green eco fashion have entered mainstream consumer consciousness with a barrage of recent media attention. But what really is sREAD MORE »

Types of weaves have often been mistaken for types of fabrics. For example, satin is a type of weave, and does not denote fabric content. Satin can be woven from silk, polyester, acetate, or even blends of fibers. Each different fiber content contributes to the hand and drape of the satin fabric. Satin is also a weave that is seen in brocade, damask, and tapestry. I once called a fabric store to find jacquard woven fabric only to be told that they didn’t carry natural fabrics. The correct answerREAD MORE »

I am often asked what is a textile broker?
What do you do? How do you work?

A Textile Broker is an individual who brings together a buyer and a seller of immediately available and/or off-price fabrics. The broker sells immediately available leftover fabrics from fashion designers, garment manufacturers, fabric converters, jobbers or importers. A Fabric Broker never owns any fabric inventory, and works entirely on a commission basis. The commission is paid either by the buyer or the seller. READ MORE »