This new tech could make it easier to recycle mixed-fibre clothes

This new tech could make it easier to recycle mixed-fibre clothes

February 08, 2024

This article is part of: -Centre for Nature and Climate -Mixed-fibre clothing poses a recycling challenge due to the difficulty in separating different materials. -A new technology removes elastane from nylon - a common blend in activewear - making recycling easier. -Consumers can still help by...Read More

PET polyester recycling gathering momentum

PET polyester recycling gathering momentum

February 07, 2024

Projects involve major companies with a number of advantages over start-ups in building a workable circular system. By Innovation in Textiles United Kingdom 6th February 2024 The establishment of a solid fibre-to-fibre recycled PET polyester (FFrPET) industry is critical if the textile...Read More

Wayfair gives shoppers immersive experience using Apple Vision Pro

Wayfair gives shoppers immersive experience using Apple Vision Pro

February 07, 2024

  By Joanne Friedrick -Research Editor 6th February, 2024 Boston: Users of Wayfair’s generative AI application Decorify can now redesign their home spaces using the Apple Vision Pro spatial computer. The use of Apple Vision Pro allows Decorify users to experience their...Read More

3D Knitting Could Revolutionize Footwear Production, Experts Say

3D Knitting Could Revolutionize Footwear Production, Experts Say

February 06, 2024

Kate Nishimura 2nd February, 2024 at 10:45 PM GMT+5:30 Pol4 min read Cutting-edge technology and innovative production processes have the potential to forever change the way footwear is made. That’s according to industry innovators at the Materials Show in Portland, Ore., who spoke...Read More

Gokaldas Exports Q3 net profit drops 25 percent to Rs 30 crore

Gokaldas Exports Q3 net profit drops 25 percent to Rs 30 crore

February 06, 2024

Gokaldas Exports Limited, India’s leading manufacturer and exporter of apparel reported a 25 percent decline in net profit to Rs 30 crore ($3.7 million) for the third quarter ended December 2023, as against Rs 40 crore in the year-ago period. By Maverick Martins 2nd February,...Read More

Tirupur staring at labour shortage as migrant workers return home

Tirupur staring at labour shortage as migrant workers return home

February 05, 2024

By Apparel Resources News-Desk  03-February-2024  |  1 min read The Tiruppur apparel industry in Tamil Nadu is facing a potential labour crisis as thousands of migrant workers from UP are returning home due to increased job opportunities. Around 60,000 migrant workers have...Read More

From waste to wardrobe – SLINTEC’s king coconut natural dye launched

From waste to wardrobe – SLINTEC’s king coconut natural dye launched

February 05, 2024

By Duruthu Edirimuni Chandrasekera 5th February 2024 In a world dominated by the artificial and the synthetic, a humble hero emerged from the depths of Sri Lanka. The king coconut husks, once discarded as mere waste, seized the moment to redefine its role in the fight against synthetic...Read More

CFD project for improved extrusion

CFD project for improved extrusion

February 05, 2024

Aim is to reduce the amount of polymer lost through inefficient flow paths. By Innovation in Textiles 31st January 2024 Leeds, United Kingdom The UK’s Fibre Extrusion Technology (FET) has been awarded £50,000 in grant funding to collaborate with the University of Manchester on...Read More

Partners combine lyocell with recycled leather

Partners combine lyocell with recycled leather

February 03, 2024

By Simon Glover 1st February 2024 LENZING: Austrian fibre manufacturer Lenzing has linked up with French specialist Recyc Leather to combine the former's Tencel-branded lyocell fibres with recycled leather for a new material for Danish fashion brand Ganni. Called Pélinova,...Read More

Creativity in flat knitting at Kent State

Creativity in flat knitting at Kent State

February 03, 2024

By Haydn Davis 29th January 2024 Reutlingen:- The renowned Kent State University School of Fashion is using the latest design software from flat knitting machine builder Stoll to train its students. The Kent State University School of Fashion is one of the top educational institutions in...Read More

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