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John Smedley MD on making employees feel safe

Article republished with the kind permission of UK Fashion & Textiles (UKFT) Ian Maclean, Managing Director of John Smedley, discusses the effect of the coronavirus...
Cockpit Arts Winter Open Studios: Bespoke Knitwear Brands Promoting British Craft

Cockpit Arts Winter Open Studios: Bespoke Knitwear Brands Promoting British Craft

With studios based in Holborn and Deptford, Cockpit Arts is a business incubator for craftspeople, designers and makers. It was in 1986 that Cockpit...

Yasmin Naqvi Celebrates 25 Years with New Collection

Yasmin Naqvi, a British knitwear designer, who founded her own brand under her name, is launching her new Autumn/Winter capsule collection to celebrate 25...
A hand-knit cube created using the solid knitting fabrication technique. © Carnegie Mellon University

Solid Knitting – a new fabrication technique

Pittsburgh, PA, USA Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Computer Science build revolutionary machine that can knit solid objects. Yuichi Hirose has a dream -...
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Coolmax Technology Incorporated Into New Menswear Collection at H&M

The Lycra Company, a global leader in innovative solutions for the apparel industry, has announced that its Coolmax technology is featured in the latest...
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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...

A Knitwear Revolution

This week marks Fashion Revolution Week 2018, where Fashion Revolution run the #whomademyclothes campaign, which falls on the anniversary of the Rana Plaza factory...
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Bespoke training bridges knowledge gap

Athens, Greece Athens Knit Lab champions tailored learning for industrial knitting professionals. As industrial knitting embraces new technologies, materials, and applications, the demand for professionals fluent...
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Shima Seiki Italia backs young talent

Milan, Italy Scholarship nurtures next generation of knitwear innovators. Shima Seiki Italia has announced the launch of its first-ever Scholarship Program, dedicated to investing in the...
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