Cashmere transparency for Artwell with Haelixa

Zurich, Switzerland Hong Kong based cashmere knitwear producer Artwell adopts Swiss pioneer Haelixa’s physical traceability solution. In Inner Mongolia, herders have been raising cashmere goats for centuries. The long tradition passed down from generation to generation,...

From MIT to Burning Man

Cambridge, MA, USA The Living Knitwork Pavilion is an interactive architectural installation combining textile arts and engineering on a desert landscape. Set against the vast and surreal backdrop of the Black Rock Desert in Nevada, Burning...

Eco-construction composite combines knit and mycelium

Newcastle, United Kingdom Mycocrete, a paste made with fungi, can be combined with a knitted textile framework to create environmentally friendly constructions. Scientists at two Universities in Northeast England have developed Mycocrete, a paste made with...

Refocus for Jo Storie and BareFaced Knits

Rothbury, Northumberland, UK KnitLab North founder Jo Storie exits to focus on exciting new chapter of her knitwear design consultancy. Jo Storie, KnitLab North founder, has sold her share in the business to co-founder Jo Lennon...

Designer perspective: ‘Color in Knitting: By Designers, for Designers’

London Knitwear designer Beth Ranson reviews Jörg Hartmann and Anna Gitelson-Kahn’s new book. Published in June 2023, ‘Color in Knitting: By Designers, for Designers’ was written by Karl Mayer Stoll’s Head of Fashion & Technology Jörg...

The Knitting Leaflet Project

London Crowdsourced project enlists enthusiasts to unpick trends in knitwear. Knitters and knitwear fans are being asked to join together online to unravel the craft’s developments and emerging trends over the twentieth century. Volunteers will get...

Alchemie joins forces with 42nd Cambridge Film Festival

Cambridge, United Kingdom Clean-tech leader and prominent event in cultural calendar to jointly champion environmental causes. Alchemie Technology, a leader in clean-tech solutions for textile dyeing and finishing, is teaming up with the 42nd Cambridge Film...

Shima Seiki at the 3D TECH Festival

Wakayama, Japan Japanese leader to highlight it Digital Product Creation solutions. Japan’s Shima Seiki has announced it participation in the 3D TECH Festival, an online event by Alvanon. 3D Tech Fest, is an annual gathering of...

Byborre elevates ready-to-order textiles collection

Amsterdam Dutch innovator adds new patterns and colours to offer 19 styles in 147 variants. Byborre, the pioneering textile company on a mission to transform the textiles industry, has announced the expansion of its ready-to-order textiles...

Pineapple fibre features in footwear collaboration

Lenzing, Austria Ananas Anam and Tencel collaborate with Calvin Klein for the launch of The Sustainable Knit Trainer. The search for better, planet-friendly footwear material has revealed a solution in an unlikely ingredient - pineapple leaves....