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3D knitted bag – made in Japan

Combining WHOLEGARMENT with KONBU processing realizes an original men's bag with brand new texture. master-piece is a brand of bags produced by MSPC Co. whose products are a fusion of design and high-functionality. Considering the...
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Redress Design Award 2022 seeks global entries

World’s largest sustainable fashion design competition offers HK$80,000 (US$10,000) in funding as VF’s Timberland unveils debut collection designed with Redress Design Award 2020 winner. It’s a banner month for leading Hong Kong-based environmental NGO Redress...
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Ambercycle raises $27 million

Process separates and purifies post-consumer textile waste at the molecular level to produce regenerated materials. Los Angeles-based materials science company Ambercycle has closed an oversubscribed $21.6 million financing round with backers including H&M, Bestseller and...
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Transparency and traceability in the cotton industry

The e3 Sustainable Cotton program provides a platform for farmers and supply chain partners to discuss transparency and traceability in the cotton industry. National fashion and textile editors recently took a break from their busy...
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Muriel’s of Vermont: From farm to closet

In 2018, Laura Jacoby and her son Cyrus Brooks stopped by Shima Seiki USA’s New York offices. Fast forward three years and Muriel’s of Vermont was formed and began operations offering sweaters online. In December...
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New Première Vision Paris calendar for 2022

Firm dates now confirmed for reschedules live and online events. Initially announced in early 2020 and slated to take effect in 2021, the revised Première Vision Paris calendared was delayed due to the pandemic. The...
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Shima Seiki Fashion Tech Webinar 5: Wovens, pile fabrics, circular knitting and embroidery

Sharing a different focus this time, Shima Seiki’s 5th webinar in their series showcased Apex capabilities beyond knitting. Presenting an introduction into how to accelerate digital transformations for towel, circular knitting, embroideries and woven...
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Cobalt Fashion partners with Shima Seiki for sustainable knitwear

Combination of design system and WHOLEGARMENT knitting machines realises sustainable manufacturing, whilst reducing lead times. Hong Kong-based Cobalt Fashion, one of the largest knitwear groups in the world, has reduced its lead times while realizing...
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Transparency in a Broken Industry

Symposium and panel discussion importance of traceability and transparency throughout supply chain. Amsterdam based ByBorre and its WoTO Partners (Window of Textile Opportunities) joined forces to host an open invitation virtual Symposium & Panel Discussion...
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Fashion for Good turns to polyester

Focus on validating and securing funding for the disruptive technologies of CuRe Technology, Garbo, gr3n and PerPETual. Amsterdam-based Fashion for Good is launching the Full Circle Textiles Project – Polyester, with the aim of validating...