2022 TRENDS: Take a look at some of the new innovations from the 2021 Outdoor Retailer Sumer Market, August 10 - 11, in Denver featured in the FabricLink Network's Innovation Watch. Read More.
THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY FIGHTS COVID-19: The COVID-19 pandemic has still not reached its peak, and conditions are expected to worsen in the weeks ahead. Many in the textile/apparel industries have already provided their assistance in fighting the impact of the virus. Read More.
Textile Exchange - Launches new micro site (aboutbiosynthetics.org) to demystify biosynthetics. In the future our clothes could be made from sugars, biomass and plant oils.
THE CUTTING EDGE - Innovative Fabric Developments for a New Outdoor Consumer- Driven by the 80 million Millennial consumers, along with the younger Gen-Z generation, born in the mid-90s and expected to reach 84.7 million by 2020, today's primary shopper groups have a See now – wear now buying attitude.
What's New in Comfort Activewear? A Lot! - Comfort remains one of the most important qualities for today's consumers. Feeling comfortable can also make the wearer feel more confident and lead to better performance.
MYANT GETS HEALTH CANADA CLEARANCE FOR BIOSENSING SKIIN UNDERWEAR
The Class II medical device clearance allows garment wearers to reliably monitor their ECG data. Additionally, wearers can track other metrics, including heart rate, HRV, core body temperature, with more to come such as sleep and location.
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Monumental Yarn Art Installations Add a Radiant Spectrum of Color Indoors and Outdoors
Artist Eric Rieger, aka HOTTEA, gathers loose threads to make monumental installations. Each thread is untethered and able to freely move with a passing breeze.
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IFAI selects Advanced Textiles Association as new name
The Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI) will become the Advanced Textiles Association (ATA) effective June 1.
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ELECTRICITY-GENERATING WEARABLE FABRIC CREATED BY UK, SRI LANKAN TEAM
A new, scalable manufacturing technique to create wearable fabrics embedded with very small power generators known as ‘triboelectric nanogenerators’.
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US' RST UNVEILS DEMRON MULTI-THREAT PROTECTION GARMENT
Demron is the only true anti-nuclear garment that protects against radiation, chemical, biological agents, and heat stress.
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Agrotextiles - A New Alternative For Agriculture Protection
A new "nonwoven" polypropylene or Agrotextile can change the climate conditions and may be placed directly over the plant without needing any support.
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