Yarns United - The Trend Area of Pitti Filati

Yarns United – The Trend Area of Pitti Filati

A flag can assume many meanings. As numerous as the number of flags that will be presented at the next Spazio Ricerca, over 100. One for every exhibition reality that gravitates around the great...

New York Debut of Jennifer Joanou and Mr Halpern Collections

Sustainably made using Italian yarns, manufactured in Germany, two American designers make their luxury cashmere knitwear global debut in New York City. Halpern and Joanou, better known in the spheres of interior design and the...

New Woolmark’s Merino Yoga Collection Goes Seam-Free

A new prototype collection developed by The Woolmark Company with knitting machine manufacturer Santoni and designed by innovative knitwear designer studio Studio Eva x Carola illustrates the full potential of Merino wool used in...
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In conversation with GFW designer Hannah Stote: A master class in domestic machine knitting

Bournemouth based sustainable knitwear designer Hannah Stote  recently took Graduate Fashion Week by storm. Studying her BA Fashion at Bath Spa University, it was only during the summer between second and third year that Hannah...

RawAssembly’s Sustainable Trade Show: Creating Community for Sourcing Raw Materials

From the 28-29 October 2019, Melbourne, Australia, hosted RawAssembly’s second sustainable material showcase. As Australia’s leading international sourcing trade show for responsible and sustainable materials, the event catered to luxury, mid and commercial price point...

Eribé Opens New Knitwear Showroom in Melrose

From its beautiful home in the Scottish Borders, award-winning Eribé design house and manufacturer creates luxury eco-friendly knitwear, mixing patterns, fabulous colours and using the finest natural yarns to bring you garments made to...

Monsoon Announces Sustainability Goals

British fashion and accessories brand Monsoon is making sustainability improvements on all of its Spring/Summer 2020 collections. With over 50% of Monsoon clothing to be sustainable for SS20 and launching a 90% sustainable beachwear...

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 Dame Carolyn Fairbairn, Secretary for Digital and Sport Rt Hon...

Synthetic Microfibre Shedding: the Hidden Impact of Fashion on Ocean Plastic Pollution

After millions of people joined the Global Climate Strikes in September, the pressure on fashion brands to reassess their material choices has never been higher. With an ever-escalating focus on the reduction of single...

Filo Yarns in Full Flow for 2021

Yarns for 2021 shown in Milan at Filo in September continued to increase the ratio of yarns for knitting. Despite quite gloomy forecasts of world trade, buyers seemed to buck the trend, reacting to...