WHOLEGARMENT t-shirts for the warmer seasons. © Shima Seiki.

Summer Tees showcase from Shima Seiki

Leading flat knitting machine manufacturer Shima Seiki is highlighting short-sleeve pullovers or t-shirts for the warmer seasons from its WHOLEGARMENT sample line-up this month. “It...
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Shima Seiki’s i-Plating and the Spring Jardigan

Leading flat knitting machine manufacturer Shima Seiki has developed a range of ‘jardigan’ (jacket/ cardigan) knitwear styles that showcase some of the features of...
Knitclub at Pitti Filati 86. © Pitti Immagine.

Pitti shows return in physical format

Following the Italian government’s recent decision to authorize the holding of international trade fairs in a physical form, from the middle of June 2021,...
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Redress Design Award 2021 semi-finalists announced

People’s Choice Award voting now open until 8 May 2021 – winner to receive a guaranteed place in the 2021 Grand Final Show. Hong Kong The...
Emma's final designs. © Nottingham Trent University.

Knitwear student Emma Price wins Yeoman Yarns Competition

Final year BA (Hons) Fashion Knitwear Design and Knitted Textiles students at Nottingham Trent University (NTU) recently had the opportunity to design and develop...
Shanghai’s SPINEXPO 36th session. Photo credit: SPINEXPO

SPINEXPO Shanghai offers fresh stories in 2022

The SPINEXPO exhibition of March 2021 was greatly anticipated after a year of the ‘new normal’ with higher travel restrictions and faltering industry gatherings....
© Amy Goacher.

Reimagining textile waste: catching up with ‘Feel the Yarn’ finalist Amy Goacher

Back in August KIC interviewed knitwear design graduate Amy Goacher. Having faced the challenges of designing her graduate collection remotely during the pandemic, Amy...
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British Fashion Council launches Student Fabric Initiative

The British Fashion Council (BFC) is delighted to announce the launch of the Student Fabric Initiative, a collective community action developed to support fashion...
Yarn collections were placed on display amongst Knitwear Lab’s daily operations. © Knitwear Lab

Pandemic proof Yarn Show successful for Knitwear Lab

Last week, Lynn Hinkelmann and Peter Wissman, representatives for some of Europe’s top spinners, presented the very latest yarn collections at Knitwear Lab in...
APEXFiz software supports the creative side of fashion from planning and design to colourway evaluation, realistic fabric simulation and 3D virtual sampling. © Shima Seiki.

Shima Seiki showcases digital solutions at SPINEXPO Shanghai

Leading computerised flat knitting machine manufacturer Shima Seiki, will participate in the 36th Session of SPINEXPO in Shanghai, China in April, along with its...