Framework Knitters Museum wins TripAdvisor award

Nottingham, United Kingdom Nottingham’s award-winning museum wins the TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice Award 2023. Each year TripAdvisor recognises travellers’ favourite attractions around the world, based on reviews and ratings collected over the past year, which has placed...

Open call for fashion designers from Knitwear Lab

Almere, Netherlands Knitwear Lab invites designers to join it on its journey to revolutionise industrial knitwear development. Almere, Netherlands based design hub Knitwear Lab, is offering designers an exclusive opportunity to create a collection with...

Remodelled Premiere Vision Paris celebrates 50 years

Paris Strong focus on eco solutions throughout 2024/25 supply chain. Premiere Vision Paris promised a largely remodelled and rethought offer for the July summer edition in Paris for 2024-25. And in this, it did not disappoint....

Shima Seiki introduces Shima HelpCenter

Wakayama, Japan New online platform integrates Help, FAQ, Operation Manual, and Glossary functions for Shima Seiki products. Leading flat knitting solutions provider Shima Seiki has launched a new Shima HelpCenter customer support website, which integrates Help,...

UPW presents its FW24 collection, whilst demonstrating how AI could change the industry…

Beth Ranson reports from UPW's Florence, Italy event. Alongside their impressive progress towards more sustainable practice and supply chain transparency, UPW presented their latest collection in Florence and shared news of industry collaborations including AI...

Knitwear Lab hosts 6th edition Yarn Show

Almere, Netherlands Netherlands based knitwear design hub will present the new Fall/Winter ‘24 yarn collections of leading knitwear yarn spinners. Netherlands based Knitwear Lab will be hosting the 6th edition of its Yarn Show on 29...

Pitti Filati 93 presents earthy tones and progress towards traceability

Florence The AW24/25 season at Pitti Imagine Filati 93 was a celebration of new talent, tradition and innovation. Colour The colour palette for AW24/25 featured lime green, aqua and bright cyan blending to deep purple. Charcoal,...

Brewed protein fibres featured at Pitti shows

Florence, Italy Environmental impact of production of new fibre is significantly smaller than cashmere or merino wool. Yamagata, Japan based Spiber’s Brewed Protein fibre was chosen as a featured material by Kering’s Material Innovation Lab in...

Color in Knitting: By Designers, for Designers

Reutlingen, Germany Jörg Hartmann, one of the authors of a new book for designers, explains the aims of the recently published reference work. In June 2023, the reference work ‘Color in Knitting: By Designers, for Designers’...

A Reborn Shima Seiki stuns in Milan

In addition to eight next-generation flat knitting machines, more than 300 items were on display for knitted applications ranging from fashion to industrial textiles. Leading flat knitting technology company Shima Seiki participated in the International...