Mansalu, Nepal
Well-known extreme climber and skier Benedikt Böhm (34), team member of the Advansa Thermo°Cool / Dynafit sponsored Hi-Speed mountaineers, has succeeded in conquering the world's eighth highest mountain Manaslu, in Nepal.
Wednesday 31 October 2012
Tuesday 30 October 2012
CRAiLAR facility to start up at end of year
Victoria, B.C. & Portland, OR.
Naturally Advanced Technologies Inc. (NAT), which produces and markets CRAiLAR Flax Fiber, was recently granted $263,500 in incentives from Florence County, South Carolina to be used for its manufacturing and production in the region. Flax, grown as a winter crop in Florence and surrounding counties, will be processed at a new NAT facility there from 28 December 2012.
Friday 26 October 2012
Terrot gears up for INDIA ITME 2012
Chemnitz
German circular knitting machine builder Terrot is heading for India in December where it will exhibit at INDIA ITME 2012, together with its partner Voltas Ltd. The Chemnitz based company will show its single jersey electronic jacquard SCC572 Open Width as well as the latest version of its I3P284-1 8 lock machine.
Wednesday 24 October 2012
Adidas wins round one in flat knitted shoe fight
Frankfurt
Media reports emerged this afternoon which say adidas may be able to sell its adizero Primeknit running shoe with flat knitted upper in Germany from next month after a court ruled that a temporary injunction brought by rival Nike is not sustainable.
Rumi private exhibition hailed as success
Brescia
Italian sock knitting machine builder Rumi raised a few eyebrows when it decided to host its own private exhibition in a Brescia last month instead of exhibiting at the well attended FIMAST (International Textile Machinery and Accessories Trade Show) which was held from 26-29 September.
Monday 22 October 2012
New Nagata option for broad rib and links socks
Brescia
Japanese machine builder Nagata Seiki launched a new double cylinder single feed broad rib and links-links sock knitting machine at September’s FIMAST show in Brescia Italy.
Sensitive Fabrics Beachwear Trends 2014
Milan
In preparation for the next year’s European fabrics shows, Italian warp knitted fabrics producer Eurojersey has launched its Sensitive Fabrics Beachwear Trends 2014. The collection includes the company’s highly developed digital prints and here it talks us through the collection.
Thursday 18 October 2012
019 Sweater Shop launches new online store
Thurmaston
Innovative fashion knitwear brand 019 Sweater Shop has launched a new online store to complement its popular Sheffield and Leicester retail outlets, giving the company not just a national, but a global presence and enabling its rapidly growing band of customers to browse and shop 24 hours a day, online.
Wednesday 17 October 2012
Busi's star shines at FIMAST
Brescia
One of the busiest stands at last month’s FIMAST (International Textile Machinery and Accessories Trade Show) in Brescia was that of local sock machine builder Busi Giovanni. The family owned company is known for its innovations and machines which allow its customers to enter niche markets, and it did not disappoint at FIMAST.
Tuesday 16 October 2012
Taiwan and Japan industry associations forge closer links
Taipei
Three Taiwanese industry organizations signed letters of intent with Japanese partners on Friday to pave the way for cooperation on technology, marketing and capital.
Chanel rescues Barrie Knitwear
Hawick
Chanel, the luxury goods brand, has bought Barrie Knitwear a cashmere knitwear manufacturer based in the Scottish Borders town of Hawick, following the collapse of its owner Dawson International. Barrie has produced cashmere knitwear for Chanel for the past 25 years.
Good HK debut for Cashmere World
Hong Kong
According to events organiser UBM Asia, the Cashmere World show which has relocated from Beijing to Hong Kong, has had a successful debut in Hong Kong. The fair is said to have benefited from the presence of important international buying offices in Hong Kong enjoyed synergies with the co-located Fashion Access (25 – 27 September 2012) show. Close to 2000 buyers from 50 countries were on hand to view the fibres, yarns and finished cashmere products on offer.
Monday 15 October 2012
Sustainability takes centre stage
London
Around 135 delegates assembled in London last week for the RITE Group (Reducing the Impact of Textiles on the Environment) conference where consumption was the focus for brands, retailers, government organizations, NGOs and academia at the 6th annual conference held at Central Hall Westminster.
RITE Conference Explores Issues of Consumption
Focusing on the topic of “consumption,” over 135 delegates from brands, retailers, government organizations, NGOs and academia joined in the 6th annual conference of the RITE Group (Reducing the Impact of Textiles on the Environment).
Friday 12 October 2012
Gerber introduces wide version GERBERcutter GTxL
Tolland, CT
Gerber Technology has announced the launch of a wide model version of its industry-leading GERBERcutter GTxL. This machine is designed to cut materials as wide as 2.2 meters (86 inches) and is said to be ideal for manufacturers of knitted fashion fabrics, technical textiles and furniture fabrics where wide materials are often used.
Thursday 11 October 2012
Lonati optimistic at in-house show
Brescia
Lonati’s Open House exhibition, which ran from 26-29th September at its Brescia headquarters, was not announced to the press until the beginning of August this year, but nevertheless the event drew a large crowd.
Wednesday 10 October 2012
Top designers showcase Cool Wool at London Fashion Week
London
Designers Jonathan Saunders, Mark Fast and Richard Nicoll have collaborated with The Woolmark Company to showcase elegant light weight Cool Wool fabrics in their Spring Summer 2013 collections during the recent London fashion Week.
Tuesday 9 October 2012
Monforts highlights sustainability solutions
Mönchengladbach
Monforts’ Klaus A. Heinrichs talks about his company’s participation in the VDMA’s Blue Competence sustainability initiative.
Blue Competence is an initiative launched by the German Engineering Federation (VDMA) to demonstrate the know-how and experience of its members for sustainable solutions. Key points of the campaign are technologies and products that conserve raw materials, reduce emissions and sustainably improve the living conditions of people.
Sunday 7 October 2012
Comez acquired by Jakob Müller
Cilavegna
Italian narrow fabrics machine manufacturer Comez, best known for its crochet machines, has been acquired by Swiss competitor Jakob Müller.
Thursday 4 October 2012
Seamless autumn hosiery with touch of elegance
Obertshausen
As the days grow shorter and the temperature drops, the time has come to wear warmer clothes. In this case, the tights shown below bring a touch of floral splendour to the cool days of autumn.
Tefron to distribute hi-tech sportswear brands in North America
Misgav
Seamless knits specialist Tefron has announced today that it has entered into a licensing agreement with X-Technology Swiss R&D AG (XTS), under which it has been granted exclusive rights to manufacture, market and distribute XTS sportswear brands in North America.
Tefron to distribute hi-tech sportswear brands in North America
Karl Mayer celebrates 75th years in the warp knitting industry
Obertshausen
Karl Mayer has influenced the warp knitting and warp preparation sectors like no other company and this year marks its three-quarters of a century as a leading textile machinery builder.
Karl Mayer celebrates 75th years in the warp knitting industry
Tuesday 2 October 2012
Fritz P. Mayer opens new facility in India
Surat, India
Karl Mayer has reported strong growth in India over the past 18 months and says it has up to 80% of the market and is still expanding its position. The German company says it has responded to the growing importance of the country by offering a “projected development of its supply of services, training programmes and new machine construction as well as an improved spare parts service”.
Monday 1 October 2012
Fashion fabrics get technical at Première Vision
This article was written by Debra Cobb for our sister site Innovation in Textiles which has a technical textiles focus. However, the ‘fashion fabrics get technical’ message was so powerful and knits featured so heavily, that we thought we would publish it here too...
Fashion fabrics get technical
Paris
September’s edition of Première Vision, the trade show for high-fashion fabrics held in Paris September 19 – 21, showed that fashion fabrics are getting more and more technical – a growing trend.
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