Lycra Unveils New Technologies at Annual Event
Invista, owner of the Lycra, Thermolite and Coolmax brands, and an innovation leader in the legwear segment, has introduced three latest hosiery innovations at...
Streetwear Is the New Luxury
The new market landscape was the focus at this year’s edition of MarediModa, a leading international trade fair presenting the latest in fabrics and...
Shima Seiki Showcase Latest Apex Creative Explorations
Shima Seiki have been holding a regular annual show in London for a number of years, this is an occasion for designers, students and...
New Industry for the Modern Consumer
The modern supply chain, new technologies and trends, as well as the millennial consumers and their consumer journeys were some of the topics raised...
An Evening with Offset Warehouse: Sustainable Knitwear Design
Escaping the rain in Bethnal Green, attendees were welcomed into the atmospheric Gallery Café at St Margaret’s House on Thursday. Hosted by Charlie Ross,...
ReMode Is Making Its Message Global
ReMode, the premier event for disruptive and sustainable fashion, is making its message global by livestreaming video of conference programming, available to viewers around...
Xinao Fashion Contest Winners Announced
Xinao Group has revealed the results of its knitwear designer competition. Over 2,500 votes were cast over the three days of the Spinexpo Shanghai...
Creative Unions, Vision for a Promising Future
The London Design Festival took place in the British capital last month. We were invited to visit Creative Unions, an exhibition by recent Central...
Seamless Knitting: Is The Skilled Handwork of Garment Finishers At Risk?
Linking knitted garments requires dexterity and precision. A role fulfilled by craftspeople often with decades of experience, it is a fundamental stage of the...
Matthew Briggs Wins The Woolmark Company TexSelect Award
Boldly patterned and graphic knits by Matthew Briggs won him The Woolmark Company TexSelect Award in Paris, which set him on the road to...
The London Design Fair 2018: Design Research at the RCA
This London Design Fair, Research at RCA presents Design < > Research, the first instalment of a series of exhibitions for radical discussions...
Knits at PV – Colourful, Complex and Sustainable
Janet Prescott reports from Paris
Knitted fabrics for Autumn/Winter 2019/20 gave more than a nod to sustainability. A mix of different fibres, weights and constructions,...
In Conversation with Joerg Hartmann, Fashion & Technology at Stoll
Stoll, Germany’s leading flat knitting machine manufacturer, concluded its first Stoll Symposium at its New York City facility last Thursday, in honour of its...
Knitwear Solutions at Premiere Vision AW19/20
Premiere Vision took place last week in Paris in its usual location of Parc Des Expositions. We travelled to the French Capital to gain...
In Conversation with Freddie Robins
In September, we spoke with knitted textiles artist and RCA Textiles tutor, Freddie Robins. Freddie talks about her chosen medium, how she's uses this to...
Autumn Knitting at Alexandra Palace
This year’s autumn Knitting & Stitching Show takes place from 11-14 October and has a fresh new layout, look and feel. Some of the...
Framework Knitters and Shima Support Future Designers
Six students from three different universities have been offered the opportunity to receive bespoke training for two weeks on the Shima Seiki Apex Total...
In Conversation with Catherine Sinclair, founder of Cove
Earlier this month, we spoke with founder of Cove, Catherine Sinclair. Knitted textile designer Catherine, with a background in teaching, ceramics and hospitality, talked...
SPINEXPO Paris AW19/20
Last month, we travelled to Paris for SPINEXPO’s 3rd Autumn/Winter showcase, once again at the city's striking creative hub on the Seine river, the...
The Value of the Handknitter in a Digitalised Knitting Industry
An insight into the In the Loop Knitting Conference, and its discussion about the value of craft.
The attendees for this year’s ‘In the Loop...
