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Campaign for Wool celebrates retaining HM King Charles III as patron

London The Campaign fits perfectly with HM The King’s recently announced personal focus of Climate, Community, Commonwealth and Culture. The Campaign for Wool has announced that it is honoured that HM The King remains as The...
The Fabrica. Italian Textile Style and Innovation Exhibition kicks of from 13-30 April 2024 at The Cocoon Space (Level 2 – Design Orchard) in Singapore. © Carvico | Jersey Lomellina

New international exhibition to celebrate Italian Textiles

Bergamo, Italy FABRICa Italian Textile Style and Innovation will open in Singapore and then travel the world relying on a network of the Italian Embassies and Cultural Institutes. Italian knit fabrics producers Carvico and Jersey Lomellina...
The revolutionary creation that was Maxxam made waves, captivating the imaginations of swimwear and fashion designers on a global scale © Maxxam TextilesThe revolutionary creation that was Maxxam made waves, captivating the imaginations of swimwear and fashion designers on a global scale © Maxxam Textiles

Maxxam marks 40 years

London Trailblazing fashion's textile landscape since introducing the authentic crinkle. 2024 celebrates the 40th anniversary of Maxxam, a ground-breaking 4-way stretch and crinkle fabric that has captivated the fashion industry since its inception. Originating from the...

John Smedley opens Derbyshire factory for third-party manufacturing

Lea Mills, Derbyshire, United Kingdom Celebrating 240 years of the world’s finest knitwear, the strategic initiative aims to encourage brands to bring knitwear manufacturing back to UK shores. Iconic British knitwear brand John Smedley has...

BOI presents collection No2 at Salone 24

Milan Collection N°2 explores the delicate process of blending in from a social viewpoint. Berlin-based knit studio BOI is presenting its new collection for sustainable knitted home textiles during this week’s Milan Furniture Fair (Salone del...

On the trail of the zeitgeist

New York City ‘Acquired! Shaping the National Design Collection’ exhibition at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, features hi-tech Stoll balaclava. What does it mean to be a design museum today? Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in...

Striding towards a greener future at Yarn Expo Spring

Shanghai Sustainability took centre stage as streams of visitors explored the latest innovations. As a platform for discovery and business exchange, Yarn Expo Spring, held from 6 -8 March in Shanghai, spun a global thread of...

Transforming the fashion industry at Premiere Vision Paris

Paris February show hosts 1180 international exhibitors and attracts 30,340 visitors to the Parc des Expositions in Paris. ‘A dynamic fashion industry undergoing a total transformation.’ This was the word at Premiere Vision Paris in February....

Pitti Time: Luxury, versatility, and responsibility

Florence, Italy A further edition marked by growth for 94th Pitti Immagine Filati: 115 exhibitors and over 3000 buyers. Pitti Immagine Filati in Florence presented luxury, versatility, and responsibility as main themes for Summer 2025, with...

Shima Seiki at Pitti Filati 94

Wakayama, Japan Shima’s SWG-XR WHOLEGARMENT machine will be shown in gauges 15L and 18L as well as a prototype machine in 22L at Pitti Filati. Shima Seiki Italia S.p.A., the Italian subsidiary of leading Japanese computerised...