Pitti Filati 86: Hub of Creation for 2021 Spring Summer Fashion
Janet Prescott in Florence
Pitti Immagine Filati is styled as a creative hub. In the latest edition of the up-market international yarn exhibition, areas dedicated...
Keeping UK’s Creative Industries in the Spotlight Post-Brexit
The UK’s creative industries contributed more than £101 billion to the economy in 2017 – the equivalent of £11.5 million per hour. CBI Director-General...
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...
In Conversation with Lisa Roberts, Founder of MABLI
This month we spoke to Lisa Roberts, a womenswear and knitwear designer who relocated from London back to her Welsh roots to set up...
Winners of Shima Seiki UK Student Competition 2020 announced
Shima Seiki Europe’s Apex Design Competition for final year students based at UK Universities, has awarded two students the opportunity to gain industry standard...
Knitwear Lab hosts 6th edition Yarn Show
Almere, Netherlands
Netherlands based knitwear design hub will present the new Fall/Winter ‘24 yarn collections of leading knitwear yarn spinners.
Netherlands based Knitwear Lab will be...
Performance Days: Closed loop functional fabrics still some way off
Functional fabrics fair Performance Days took place digitally on the 9th and 10th of December to showcase new developments for autumn/ winter 22/23. Following...
Psycoknit project raises mental health awareness
Milan
Design, psychology and technology in a sensory experience to reflect on interpersonal relationship’s changes.
On the occasion of Milan Design Week 2022, Froy and the...
Virtual event: Discover the Sustainable Development Goals
The Conscious Fashion Campaign, an initiative founded by social entrepreneur Kerry Bannigan to accelerate fashion industry action in support of the Sustainable Development Goals,...
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The 5th session of SPINEXPO, a trade fair dedicated to promoting innovation in the yarn, fibre and knitwear industry, will present a preview of...
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Continuing optimism at Pitti Filati 90
Florence
Pitti Filati shines at the imposing 19th century Stazione Leopolda in Florence.
Pitti Filati was as pleased with its results as Pitti Uomo had been...
Archroma to Promote Colour Inspiration Tools in France
Archroma, a leader in colour and specialty chemicals, recently entered in a partnership with Carlin, a trend forecasting agency founded in 1947, aiming to...
Haelixa X Nettle Circle
Zurich, Switzerland
Marking and tracing local nettle from the Himalayas.
Haelixa has partnered with Nettle Circle to provide the first availably known traceable nettle fibre. The...































