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Lectra partners with Microsoft to boost digital transformation in fashion

Lectra has announced a partnership with Microsoft, which it says will help brands and retailers in the fashion industry focus on both technological innovation...
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Americhem releases 2022 Color Trends

Americhem, a globally recognized designer and manufacturer of custom colour masterbatch, functional additives, engineered compounds, and performance technologies, has released their 2022 Color Trends. This...
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Seaweed science points way for sustainable textiles and fashion

Huddersfield, UK An enterprising Huddersfield student is making innovative use of seaweed to make sustainability integral to her first steps in the world of textiles...
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London Fashion Week goes digital

Following the UK Prime Minister's announcement on Monday 4 January 2021 and the return of lockdown measures in the UK, the British Fashion Council...
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TechNovus launches AI powered body measurement platform

TechNovus Ltd, a UK-based artificial intelligence and virtual reality company, has launched an Artificial Intelligence-powered body measurement platform, Mezura AI which lets customers instantly...
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H&M’S latest kidswear collection transforms plastic waste into everyday fashion

H&M has joined forces with Danone AQUA for the bottle2fashion project, which transforms plastic bottle waste from the shores of Indonesia into recycled polyester....
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Cashmere Circle aims to revive repair and recycle cashmere garments

A leading Scottish knitwear entrepreneur has joined forces with a University of Edinburgh graduate to launch Cashmere Circle, a service to revive, repair and...
The textiles industry is notorious for its disproportionate environmental damage and the wet processing stage is a significant driver of the majority of its negative environmental impact. © Planet Tracker.

Call for action on textile wet processing

A new report from the financial think tank Planet Tracker investigates the magnitude of the financial and environmental impact of wet processing on the...
Spinnova fibre combines the stretch and strength of cotton with the insulation of wool. © Spinnova.

Performance Days: Closed loop functional fabrics still some way off

Functional fabrics fair Performance Days took place digitally on the 9th and 10th of December to showcase new developments for autumn/ winter 22/23. Following...
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Ten US mills sign up to US Cotton Trust Protocol

The US Cotton Trust Protocol is welcoming its first 10 US cotton textile manufacturers – Buhler Quality Yarns, Cap Yarns, CCW, Contempora Fabrics, Cotswold...